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TV and Eating Out Makes Kids Fat

  • February 24, 2004

Excessive television watching and fat-laden fast food menus are working together to make U.S. children fatter and fatter. Turning off the television slowed down obesity more than anything else, including exercise programs and diets. The Kaiser experts said the typical child sees about 40,000 ads a year on TV, most for candy, cereal, soda and fast food. This information is not new as I mentioned it nearly four years ago. TV ads are particularly problematic. Key Findings: The majority...