Brits spend 38,000 hours in front of the TV in a lifetime, according to research.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The average person settles down in front of the box for 99 minutes a day - the equivalent of more than four years.<br /><br /> <br /><br />It also emerged 83 per cent like to eat while watching TV – with dinner being the most common meal consumed in front of the entertainment.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The research was commissioned by U, UKTV’s new free streaming service, which launches on 16th July and teamed up with a food scientist to create a ‘TV Dinners for U’ restaurant [https://TVDinnersForU.eventbrite.com], featuring scientifically paired food with a curated list of a range of its TV shows, in London on Wednesday July 17th.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Dr Stuart Farrimond identified five television genres to base his ‘TV Dinners’ menu on, finding that factual and real-life shows need calming food which support brain health and increase blood flow, such as salmon and beetroot to alleviate stress of watching.<br /><br /> <br /><br />While crime dramas pair best with foods that evoke intrigue and concentration, like fajitas, beans, matcha and dark chocolate to help following the action.
