tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011555388907309499.post4353479620010350579..comments2023-09-26T04:23:48.096-05:00Comments on Digital Dharma: Metaphors of Consciousness in the Infosphere: Television and the Broken Heart: Compassion, Codependence, and Consumption -- From Chapter FourStevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02826896898781637515noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011555388907309499.post-58954621105154837902008-03-04T16:13:00.000-06:002008-03-04T16:13:00.000-06:00Television's direct association with caloric intak...Television's direct association with caloric intake (at least amongst teens) has been noted by a number of studies -- the more one watches TV, the more one is likely to snack, and thus, the higher the body mass index. TV in the child's bedroom is the worst culprit!<BR/><BR/>See: www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/04well.htmlStevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826896898781637515noreply@blogger.com