TV Diet Throughout the past twenty years, television has brought many benefits into Americans’ lives, such as up-to-the-second local and national news, an entire network devoted to public education, and many hours of unstoppable laughter and merriment. The fact that is overlooked by Americans is the effect TV viewing has upon children. Television can be very damaging to the health and prosperity of young people. According to Andrews University’s clinical studies, the most prevalent …showed first 75 words of 476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 476 total…that the television can be very damaging to the health of young people. The prevalence of obesity among children can be directly connected with the increase in television viewing over the last twenty years. The greater the amount of time a child spends in front of the television, the greater the risk of serious health problems later in life. Parents must teach good viewing habits to ensure a healthy and productive life for their children.