Daytime TV linked to cognitive impairment

I'm not sure what this means, or who I might be offending here, but I found this to be an interesting report.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who say talk shows and soap operas are their favorite TV programs tend to score more poorly on tests of memory, attention and other cognitive skills, researchers reported Monday.
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For example, compared with women who preferred to watch news programs, those who favored soaps were more than seven times more likely to show signs of impairment on one of the tests, while talk show fans were more than 13 times more likely to demonstrate impairment.
"Those findings are quite robust," Fogel told Reuters Health.
He said it's not possible to tell whether the programs somehow contribute to cognitive decline or whether women in the early stages of decline gravitate toward those shows. Preferences for daytime TV could also be a marker of a sedentary, homebound lifestyle, and research suggests that staying physically and socially active can help stave off mental decline.
But regardless of the reasons, a preference for talk shows and soaps "is a marker of something suspicious," Fogel said.

So there you have it – turn off Sally, save a life!