“Television viewing is the main reason for the consumption of fast foods and beverages that are advertised in the television,” says a study.

It is found in a study that by cutting the time of television and computer viewing will reduce the consumption of food that in turn loses the weight. Increased fat consumption is the reason for the large increase in pediatric obesity. The study may help to solve the problem of obesity in United States where 16% of the children aged between 6 and 19 years old are obese and it will increase to 45% in another ten years. The advertisements embedded between the cartoons increases the choice of having the advertised items with the pre-school goers and also prompt eating. March issue of the “Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine” published these findings.

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