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Men: You are killing your sperm with all that TV you watch, study says

2/5/2013

Think watching Honey Boo Boo is a form of contraception? You're kind of right. A new study by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that couch potatoes who watch more than 20 hours of TV a week have a 44 percent lower sperm count than guys who watch less than that. The study of 189 men between 18 and 22 also found that those with the highest sperm counts were also the most active, exercising more than 15 hours a week (nope, snack runs don't count). What's more, hitting the gym after hours spent in front of the tube doesn't help — all that inactive watching has already done the damage. [Source]

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