Did You Know?

• About 9 million Americans, ages 6-19, are overweight.

• Children who watch more than 2 hours of TV everyday tend to weigh more than those who watch less than 2 hours a day.

• Watching TV is the most common after-school activity for children ages 6-12.

• TV viewing has been linked to the rising numbers of overweight children.

• If you skipped rope during the commercials of a one-hour show you could burn off about 100 calories.

• The average American child spends 22 to 28 hours per week watching television-more than any other activity except sleeping.

• 9 out of every 10 commercials on Saturday morning TV are for sugary cereal, candy, salty snacks, fast food restaurants and other junk food.

• Video game sales worldwide are estimated to top $31 billion in 2002.