One-fourth of children (26%) watch 4 hours of TV per day, two-thirds (67%) watch at least 2 hours

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"Overall, 26% of US children watched 4 or more hours of television per day and 67% watched at least 2 hours per day," according to a 1998 study.

Among Black children, 42% watched four or more hour per day. REFERENCE

Sinha A, Kling S. A review of adolescent obesity: Prevalence, etiology, and treatment. Obes Surg. 2008 Aug 30.

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Ashish Sinha
Anesthesiology & Critical Care
Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Andersen R, Crespo C, Bartlett S, Cheskin L, Pratt M. Relationship of physical activity and television watching with body weight and level of fatness among children: Results from the third national health and nutrition examination survey. JAMA. 1998 Mar 25, 279(12):938-42.

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R. Andersen
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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