New research shows that binge-watching television can adversely affect your health. Binge-viewing involves excessive watching of back-to-back TV shows in a single sitting. It has become prevalent across the world with the advent of online streaming and downloading services. Researchers from the University of Michigan in the USA and the Leuven School for Mass Communication Research in Belgium surveyed 423 people aged 18-25 on their TV-viewing habits. Their research found that binge-viewing greatly interrupted sleep patterns. Co-author Professor Jan Van den Bulck said: "Our study signals that binge-viewing is prevalent in young adults and that it may be harmful to their sleep." The researchers asked participants about their sleep quality, levels of fatigue and prevalence of insomnia. They also enquired about their frequency of binge-watching programs on televisions, laptops and desktop computers. Over 80 per cent of the participants reported binge-watching, with 20 per cent doing so several times a week. Binge-watchers are 98 per cent more likely to experience poor sleep quality. A researcher said: "Bingeable TV shows have plots that keep the viewer tied to the screen. We think they become intensely involved with the content and may keep thinking about it when they want to go to sleep." She said this caused people problems when trying to sleep. STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) What did you think when you read the headline? What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'watch'? How important is TV to you? How much TV-watching is too much? What are the good and bad things about television? What are your favourite TV shows? How important is streaming for TV shows? Are viewing habits different for older and younger people? What experiences do you have of binge-watching? In what ways might TV harm our health? STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) Did you like reading this article? Why/not? What do you think of when you hear the word 'television'? What do you think about what you read? What would life be like without television? How are your levels of fatigue and insomnia? Is it best to watch shows on TV or computers? Should governments do something about binge-viewing? What shows keep you glued to the TV screen? What do you do if you can't sleep? What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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