Previous studies have shown that television viewing constitutes over half of total sedentary time, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). To explore this further, a study has examined the relationship between television viewing and the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in 346,916 individuals with a genetic predisposition to T2D (mean age: 56 years). Over a median follow‐up of 13.8‐year, the study found that watching television for two or more hours daily increased ASCVD risk by 12%, independent of T2D genetic risk.
Notably, when television viewing was limited to one hour or less, medium and high T2D genetic risk was not associated with an increased ASCVD risk. Individuals with a high T2D genetic risk who watched one hour or less of television had a lower 10-year ASCVD risk (2.13%) than those with a low T2D genetic risk but…
