Simply getting off the couch means your hand will spend less
time digging into a bag of chocolate chip cookies. That's the
simple but profound finding of a new Northwestern Medicine
study, which reports simply changing one bad habit has a domino
effect on others. Cut your sedentary leisure time and you'll
reduce junk food and saturated fat intake because you're no
longer glued to the TV and eating. It's a two-for-one benefit
because the behaviors are closely related. The study also found
the most effective way to rehab a delinquent lifestyle requires
two key behavior changes: cutting time spent in front of a TV or
computer screen and eating more fruits and vegetables. "Just
making two lifestyle changes has a big overall effect and people
don't get overwhelmed," said the researcher. With this
simplified strategy, people are capable of making big lifestyle
changes in a short period of time and maintaining them,
according to the study. The researchers wanted to figure out the
most effective way to spur people to