Children who watch four or more hours of television a day have higher body mass indexes and thicker skin folds than those who watch less than two hours a day (Tepperman , Albanese and Curtis 2012). In 2004, 26% of adolescents aged 2 to 17 were overweight compared to 15% in 1978 (ibid). Since the media was not a huge development many years ago, food manufacturers did not have the opportunity to influence people to buy their products. This is why the percentage of obese people in 1978 was lower than in 2004. Furthermore, these percentages amount to almost half a million young Canadians between the ages of 12 and 17 who are overweight or obese (ibid). Furthermore, according to new research based on more than 42,600 adult Canadians (Nanaimo Daily News 2008), the odds of being obese increase with every hour spent in front of a television or computer screen. Additionally, while watching television, there is an increase in snake behavior and watching television for long hours can interfere with an individual's sleep pattern. All of these can lead to a person becoming obese or