Television Kills You. Sorta.

Here at Plugged In, we’re always telling y’all that too much TV is bad for you.

Yes, we know that some of you roll your eyes and say, “Yeah, yeah, whatever,” and then flip on Gossip Girl just to spite us. So it’s for you that I’ll reiterate: Too much television is literally hazardous to your health.

According to ABC News, a bevy of Australian scientists found that folks who watch four or more hours of television a day were 46% more likely to die during the study’s six-and-a-half-year timeframe than those who watched less than two hours of daily television.

Skeptics will say, “Of course those TV-watching couch potatoes were more likely to die … they never exercised and just ate cheese puffs all day long!”

Now, I like cheese puffs as much as the next guy, but I have to admit that there’s truth in that whole sedentary lifestyle thing. However, researchers found that even TV gluttons who got plenty of exercise still tended to die in greater numbers than their less tube-dependant peers.

No word as to whether the type of television had any affect on the health and well-being of viewers—whether a steady dose of CSI is better or worse than watching The Office.

Maybe they’re saving that for the next study.