The book "Affluenza" claims that watching television is a primary cause of obesity. This data, sourced from the OECD and WHO, does not appear to support that contention.
The "obesity rate" is the percentage of the population with a body mass index (BMI) over 30.
See this blog post for more details.
OECD, WHO http://www.oecd.org/document/17/0,3343,en_2649_33703_38876369_1_1_1_1,00.html, http://www.who.int/infobase/report.aspx?iso=GBR&rid=111
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