Eat for health!

Television and films keep the public informed, entertained and advised of new products and treatments, provide interest for the bedridden and act as a ‘babysitter” for working parents. However, too much of any good thing has its negatives. TV and film watching is a sedentary behavior which aggravates our risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes and alcoholism.

Seeing movies that feature characters drinking alcohol can predispose young adolescents to experiment with alcohol at an early age, concludes a study led by Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers. It is the first research study to measure t...