Television has occupied a very important position in modern life, becoming an indispensable appliance for leisure and entertainment in the family. It enriches people's information and brings them a lot of joy. However, watching television should be done in a regular and moderate manner, otherwise it can be harmful to one's health.
1. Dizziness and blurred vision
While eating, it is important to turn off the television. Although it may be relaxing to watch television while eating, it is easy to unknowingly consume excessive food. During dinner, most of the programs on television are animated shows, which has led many children to develop the habit of watching television while eating. When eating, the body needs digestive juices and blood to help digest food. However, when watching television while eating, the brain also requires a large amount of blood. This results in a competition for blood supply. As a result, both aspects do not receive sufficient blood supply, leading to poor eating and poor television viewing. Over time, this can cause dizziness and blurred vision.
2. Imbalanced nutrition and obesity
The risk of obesity increases when watching television while eating. When eating, one's attention is often drawn to the television or other distractions, which can lead to mechanical and subconscious eating. This can easily cause imbalanced nutrition and even obesity. To protect the stomach and prevent overeating, an important principle is to focus on eating and not multitask. If the brain has to focus on other tasks such as watching television, using the computer, or reading while eating, it not only affects the secretion of digestive juices but also prevents the brain from paying attention to the stomach's signal of being full. This can lead to overeating and excessive calorie intake, resulting in obesity.
3. Decreased appetite and malnutrition
Watching television while eating can have a negative impact on appetite. Aside from physiological factors, external factors can also enhance appetite through conditioned reflexes. When watching television while eating, people often focus more on the television and neglect the taste of the food. This can lower or even eliminate the already present appetite, leading to malnutrition over time.
4. Impact on physical health
Dust inside the television contains substances such as dioxin and polybrominated biphenyls. Dioxin has a strong carcinogenic effect and can also cause endocrine disorders, cardiovascular diseases, impaired immune function, miscarriages, and abnormal sperm. Due to its wide distribution and high toxicity, it is recognized worldwide as a major organic pollutant with great potential harm to human health.
5. Impact on family harmony
Especially during dinner, keeping the television on can affect communication among family members. Throughout the day, family members rarely have the opportunity to meet and communicate, and dinner time is a good opportunity for that. However, if everyone is watching television programs during dinner, there is little communication among family members. They either focus all their attention on the television dialogue or use the television content as the main topic of conversation. Generally, the television ratings during dinner are relatively high, as it is considered prime time. However, the content during this time is often low-quality comedies or entertainment shows, which are not suitable for dinner.
This can lead to family members not caring about each other's affairs and not understanding each other's daily lives. During dinner, family members should communicate and enjoy a happy meal while discussing how their day went. This approach can make family members experience the warmth of the family, increase their love for the family, and strengthen their sense of family and love for the family.
The current teaching methods in schools still have some drawbacks, as they have lost the function of cultivating children's values. If certain aspects are not supplemented in the private space of the family, it can have a very negative impact on children.
