Watching TV Tied to Fatal Clot Risk

Watching TV Tied to Fatal Clot Risk
AP

The more television you watch, the greater your risk for a fatal blood clot, according to a new study.

Japanese researchers studied 86,024 generally healthy people who filled out questionnaires with items about health and lifestyle, including time spent watching television.

During a follow-up of more than 19 years, there were 59 deaths from pulmonary embolism, a blood clot that travels from another part of the body to the lungs.

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