NewScientist.com: Childhood TV viewing linked to teen attention problems

NewScientist.com reports that:

Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a large long-term study.

The roughly 40% increase in attention problems among "heavy" TV viewers was observed in both boys and girls, and was independent of whether a diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was made prior to adolescence. (read more)

Now I know why I have a short attention span. I mean I don't remember watching TV all the time when I was young, and there were not as much jumps and cuts in the movies and TV programs in the old days, but still I'm glad that I realized where my problem is originated from. I promise that I'm never going to watch TV again... maybe only HBO, because they claim it's not TV!