The All-American Couch Potato

The AlU-American Couch PotatO couch' pota' to, noun, “A lazy and inactive person, expecially one who spends a great deal of time watching television." [1982] Men who spent a lot of leisure time in front of a computer were 20% more likely to be obese, and women 30% more, than those who did not. • The average American watches more than 5 hours of television a day. • People between 45 yrs.-54 yrs, of age spent the most time in front of screens over 9.5 hours a day. • Adults spend an average 142 minutes a day in front of computer screens. • Adults spend an average 20 minutes a day engaged with mobile devices. Americans are swallowing 22 teaspons of sugar each day - most of that added sugar comes from soft drinks and candy. • Those who watched more than 21 hours of TV a week were 80% more likely to be obese than those who watched 5 hours or less. • Interestingly, people who spent time reading, another sedentary activity, were not more likely to be obese, which suggests there's something unique about screen time that makes it particularly damaging to your health. $88 $7.17 $78 Popular Snacks Total Sales Americans consume 16 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually or 52 quarts per man, $68 Dollar sales in billions $5.58 Source: Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, June 2009, page 17 $5B $48 $3.31 $3.13 $3.02 $38 woman and child. $28 $1.48 $1.32 $1.21 $0.90 50.70 $0.41 $1B $0 Potato Tortilla Other Meat Chips Nuts/ Pretzels Mirowa Cheese Corn Pork Popcorn Snacks Snacks Rinds Variety Packs Chips Snacks Snacks Seeds Fast Facts about Fast Food • Americans are now spending more than $140 billion on fast food each year. • There are now more than 25,000 fast food chains in the United States (an increase of more than 1,000% since 1970.) • Fast food restaurants spent $294 million on marketing messages aimed at children in 2007. • A cheeseburger happy meal with fries and a Sprite at McDonalds has 640 calories and 24 grams of fat. This is more than half of the total calories many children should be eating in a day! The AlU-American Couch PotatO couch' pota' to, noun, “A lazy and inactive person, expecially one who spends a great deal of time watching television." [1982] Men who spent a lot of leisure time in front of a computer were 20% more likely to be obese, and women 30% more, than those who did not. • The average American watches more than 5 hours of television a day. • People between 45 yrs.-54 yrs, of age spent the most time in front of screens over 9.5 hours a day. • Adults spend an average 142 minutes a day in front of computer screens. • Adults spend an average 20 minutes a day engaged with mobile devices. Americans are swallowing 22 teaspons of sugar each day - most of that added sugar comes from soft drinks and candy. • Those who watched more than 21 hours of TV a week were 80% more likely to be obese than those who watched 5 hours or less. • Interestingly, people who spent time reading, another sedentary activity, were not more likely to be obese, which suggests there's something unique about screen time that makes it particularly damaging to your health. $88 $7.17 $78 Popular Snacks Total Sales Americans consume 16 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually or 52 quarts per man, $68 Dollar sales in billions $5.58 Source: Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, June 2009, page 17 $5B $48 $3.31 $3.13 $3.02 $38 woman and child. $28 $1.48 $1.32 $1.21 $0.90 50.70 $0.41 $1B $0 Potato Tortilla Other Meat Chips Nuts/ Pretzels Mirowa Cheese Corn Pork Popcorn Snacks Snacks Rinds Variety Packs Chips Snacks Snacks Seeds Fast Facts about Fast Food • Americans are now spending more than $140 billion on fast food each year. • There are now more than 25,000 fast food chains in the United States (an increase of more than 1,000% since 1970.) • Fast food restaurants spent $294 million on marketing messages aimed at children in 2007. • A cheeseburger happy meal with fries and a Sprite at McDonalds has 640 calories and 24 grams of fat. This is more than half of the total calories many children should be eating in a day! The AlU-American Couch PotatO couch' pota' to, noun, “A lazy and inactive person, expecially one who spends a great deal of time watching television." [1982] Men who spent a lot of leisure time in front of a computer were 20% more likely to be obese, and women 30% more, than those who did not. • The average American watches more than 5 hours of television a day. • People between 45 yrs.-54 yrs, of age spent the most time in front of screens over 9.5 hours a day. • Adults spend an average 142 minutes a day in front of computer screens. • Adults spend an average 20 minutes a day engaged with mobile devices. Americans are swallowing 22 teaspons of sugar each day - most of that added sugar comes from soft drinks and candy. • Those who watched more than 21 hours of TV a week were 80% more likely to be obese than those who watched 5 hours or less. • Interestingly, people who spent time reading, another sedentary activity, were not more likely to be obese, which suggests there's something unique about screen time that makes it particularly damaging to your health. $88 $7.17 $78 Popular Snacks Total Sales Americans consume 16 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually or 52 quarts per man, $68 Dollar sales in billions $5.58 Source: Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, June 2009, page 17 $5B $48 $3.31 $3.13 $3.02 $38 woman and child. $28 $1.48 $1.32 $1.21 $0.90 50.70 $0.41 $1B $0 Potato Tortilla Other Meat Chips Nuts/ Pretzels Mirowa Cheese Corn Pork Popcorn Snacks Snacks Rinds Variety Packs Chips Snacks Snacks Seeds Fast Facts about Fast Food • Americans are now spending more than $140 billion on fast food each year. • There are now more than 25,000 fast food chains in the United States (an increase of more than 1,000% since 1970.) • Fast food restaurants spent $294 million on marketing messages aimed at children in 2007. • A cheeseburger happy meal with fries and a Sprite at McDonalds has 640 calories and 24 grams of fat. This is more than half of the total calories many children should be eating in a day! The AlU-American Couch PotatO couch' pota' to, noun, “A lazy and inactive person, expecially one who spends a great deal of time watching television." [1982] Men who spent a lot of leisure time in front of a computer were 20% more likely to be obese, and women 30% more, than those who did not. • The average American watches more than 5 hours of television a day. • People between 45 yrs.-54 yrs, of age spent the most time in front of screens over 9.5 hours a day. • Adults spend an average 142 minutes a day in front of computer screens. • Adults spend an average 20 minutes a day engaged with mobile devices. Americans are swallowing 22 teaspons of sugar each day - most of that added sugar comes from soft drinks and candy. • Those who watched more than 21 hours of TV a week were 80% more likely to be obese than those who watched 5 hours or less. • Interestingly, people who spent time reading, another sedentary activity, were not more likely to be obese, which suggests there's something unique about screen time that makes it particularly damaging to your health. $88 $7.17 $78 Popular Snacks Total Sales Americans consume 16 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually or 52 quarts per man, $68 Dollar sales in billions $5.58 Source: Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, June 2009, page 17 $5B $48 $3.31 $3.13 $3.02 $38 woman and child. $28 $1.48 $1.32 $1.21 $0.90 50.70 $0.41 $1B $0 Potato Tortilla Other Meat Chips Nuts/ Pretzels Mirowa Cheese Corn Pork Popcorn Snacks Snacks Rinds Variety Packs Chips Snacks Snacks Seeds Fast Facts about Fast Food • Americans are now spending more than $140 billion on fast food each year. • There are now more than 25,000 fast food chains in the United States (an increase of more than 1,000% since 1970.) • Fast food restaurants spent $294 million on marketing messages aimed at children in 2007. • A cheeseburger happy meal with fries and a Sprite at McDonalds has 640 calories and 24 grams of fat. This is more than half of the total calories many children should be eating in a day! The AlU-American Couch PotatO couch' pota' to, noun, “A lazy and inactive person, expecially one who spends a great deal of time watching television." [1982] Men who spent a lot of leisure time in front of a computer were 20% more likely to be obese, and women 30% more, than those who did not. • The average American watches more than 5 hours of television a day. • People between 45 yrs.-54 yrs, of age spent the most time in front of screens over 9.5 hours a day. • Adults spend an average 142 minutes a day in front of computer screens. • Adults spend an average 20 minutes a day engaged with mobile devices. Americans are swallowing 22 teaspons of sugar each day - most of that added sugar comes from soft drinks and candy. • Those who watched more than 21 hours of TV a week were 80% more likely to be obese than those who watched 5 hours or less. • Interestingly, people who spent time reading, another sedentary activity, were not more likely to be obese, which suggests there's something unique about screen time that makes it particularly damaging to your health. $88 $7.17 $78 Popular Snacks Total Sales Americans consume 16 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually or 52 quarts per man, $68 Dollar sales in billions $5.58 Source: Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, June 2009, page 17 $5B $48 $3.31 $3.13 $3.02 $38 woman and child. $28 $1.48 $1.32 $1.21 $0.90 50.70 $0.41 $1B $0 Potato Tortilla Other Meat Chips Nuts/ Pretzels Mirowa Cheese Corn Pork Popcorn Snacks Snacks Rinds Variety Packs Chips Snacks Snacks Seeds Fast Facts about Fast Food • Americans are now spending more than $140 billion on fast food each year. • There are now more than 25,000 fast food chains in the United States (an increase of more than 1,000% since 1970.) • Fast food restaurants spent $294 million on marketing messages aimed at children in 2007. • A cheeseburger happy meal with fries and a Sprite at McDonalds has 640 calories and 24 grams of fat. This is more than half of the total calories many children should be eating in a day! The AlU-American Couch PotatO couch' pota' to, noun, “A lazy and inactive person, expecially one who spends a great deal of time watching television." [1982] Men who spent a lot of leisure time in front of a computer were 20% more likely to be obese, and women 30% more, than those who did not. • The average American watches more than 5 hours of television a day. • People between 45 yrs.-54 yrs, of age spent the most time in front of screens over 9.5 hours a day. • Adults spend an average 142 minutes a day in front of computer screens. • Adults spend an average 20 minutes a day engaged with mobile devices. Americans are swallowing 22 teaspons of sugar each day - most of that added sugar comes from soft drinks and candy. • Those who watched more than 21 hours of TV a week were 80% more likely to be obese than those who watched 5 hours or less. • Interestingly, people who spent time reading, another sedentary activity, were not more likely to be obese, which suggests there's something unique about screen time that makes it particularly damaging to your health. $88 $7.17 $78 Popular Snacks Total Sales Americans consume 16 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually or 52 quarts per man, $68 Dollar sales in billions $5.58 Source: Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, June 2009, page 17 $5B $48 $3.31 $3.13 $3.02 $38 woman and child. $28 $1.48 $1.32 $1.21 $0.90 50.70 $0.41 $1B $0 Potato Tortilla Other Meat Chips Nuts/ Pretzels Mirowa Cheese Corn Pork Popcorn Snacks Snacks Rinds Variety Packs Chips Snacks Snacks Seeds Fast Facts about Fast Food • Americans are now spending more than $140 billion on fast food each year. • There are now more than 25,000 fast food chains in the United States (an increase of more than 1,000% since 1970.) • Fast food restaurants spent $294 million on marketing messages aimed at children in 2007. • A cheeseburger happy meal with fries and a Sprite at McDonalds has 640 calories and 24 grams of fat. This is more than half of the total calories many children should be eating in a day!