Here's How Netflix Can Be Bad For You

If you're feeling down after finally catching up and watching all current existing episodes Game of Thrones, it's not just because you have to wait months for your next 'hit' of the show. 

Using an online polling system, scientists at the University of Toledo asked North Americans about their binge-watching habits. The study defined binge-watching as consuming two to five consecutive hours of television in one day.

Around 35 percent of the people polled self-identified themselves as binge-watchers, and these binge-watchers showed higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression, compared to those who don't binge-watch. 

The researchers are quick to caution that their results do not show causation, only correlation. But there is plenty of established research that shows links between excessive TV watching and obesity, diabetes and depression.

With the introduction of online streaming such as Netflix, binge-watching has became a socially acceptable behavior, and because of this scientists caution that "'binge-watching' is a growing public health concern that needs to be addressed."

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