TV a major cause for insomnia?

40% of the population of the US suffers from Insomnia - serious insomnia. 20% more suffer from sleeping problems occasionally. Similar statistics are known from The Netherlands and other countries.

My question is: what does television have to do with this? Is the habit to watch television at night a main cause - perhaps THE main cause - of so many people having suffering from insomnia?

spirituality I agree: I have been off tv for a month or so now, and notice that when I spend an afternoon bored and restless, but not watching tv, I usually wake up refreshed and happy. Go figure! Posted August 02, 2008

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