Watching TV every day can damage health

Regular television watching could harm your health, a British report has suggested.

According to the British Social Attitudes report, only 43 per cent of those who said they were regular viewers claimed their health was excellent or very good.

In stark contrast, 59 per cent of 4,000 respondents who said they rarely watched TV rated themselves as healthy.

Also, only 54 per cent of daily TV viewers said they had joined a social or cultural group in the past year, compared with 66 per cent of those who watch less frequently