Childhood Obesity Prevention
The National Institute on Media and the Family will announce its results from a childhood obesity prevention study.
America's children are spending more time in front of their televisions and computers. Today, the average child spends over 44 hours per week in front of a screen and has more access to television, with 43 percent of children ages four to six having a TV in their bedrooms.
A recent study has shown that children with televisions in their bedrooms are at 31 percent greater risk for being overweight or obesity.