Having a sedentary lifestyle and spending too long sitting down is known to be a major risk factor for heart disease.
Researchers in Hong Kong reviewed data from almost 350,000 Britons with an average age of 56.
Those who watched two hours or more of telly per day were 12% more likely to develop heart disease involving the build-up of plaques in arteries.
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