by Wayne Leon Learmond

Created on: November 07, 2010   Last Updated: November 08, 2010

Television, especially in this day and age of advanced technology, has contributed, [some would say in a big way] to the rise in obesity levels that we are now witnessing. To many experts television, along with the rise in fast food chains, supermarkets and ready-made meals have all become the bain of the modern-day society.

Obesity levels have shot up as those within society continue to lounge around, playing computer games wirelessly on the television, eating fast food and consuming x amounts of fizzy drinks. However, in many ways, video game companies [such as

Nintendo] have recognised this danger within our midst now, and have brought out a whole series of games [including brain training games] in which the player plays an active role - using exercises to complete tasks.

There is no doubt however that television does consume the lives of many millions of people throughout the country and, indeed, throughout the western world. it has taken over from the radio as the medium that people use the most [other than the Internet.]. It has not only contributed to the rise in obesity,[with the Internet being included in that as well]  but it has contributed also, to the lack of exercise within our brains.

We sit in front of the television and become brain dead. Programme after programme is fed to us down High-Speed Broadband networks and it is 'press the red button' for whatever service we want. Laziness and slothe has ruined whatever best intentions we had of leading full and healthy lives and this is all because of the way television has advanced over the years.

The new 'going out' has become the 'staying in' as more and more of us view television from every room possible within our homes. The need for television is never sated, as more and more channels are created to feed our need with programmes that, quite frankly, have helped to deaden the brain cells.

We have stopped thinking for ourselves as we switch the television on as soon as we get out of bed. We don't care about the quality of the programmes that T.V companies may be broadcasting. The fact of the matter is that switching on the television has now become force of habit..

It has just become another voice in the corner of the room. We watch but we are not really paying attention to what is on the screen. We have become akin and likened  to a nation of zombies as we sit, feed our faces and stare blankly at the screen before us. Indeed quality programming has,

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