You ve obviously heard the term couch potato. Well that s what you ll look like if you continue munching or eating in front of the TV. A study published in the International Journal of Communication and Health suggests that people who watch excessive television are less conscious about their eating habits and proper nutrition. Watching cookery channels or advertisements of junk food entices you further to eat junk. You are usually engaged in distracted eating when you are watching television. This means that you fail to realize how much or what you are eating. In fact the body fails