What they don't know is that every additional hour spent watching TV or simply sitting is associated with consuming 167 calories. When all a child wants to do is lie down and be lazy, it's up to the parent to step in and put their foot down and tell that child what to do. But even if that parent is responsible for that child, the child is just as responsible for his or her health and obesity problems as the fast food industry and his or her parents are. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that “parents and children can prevent obesity by living a healthy lifestyle, eating healthily, and getting plenty of physical activity”.