In 2011, about 3 million Girl Scouts sold a record $714 million in cookies.
As of 2005, 71.5% of the women in the U.S Senate - and 67.1% of the women in the House of Representatives - are Girl Scouts alumnae.
(Girl Scouts)

Number of hours a week children spend watching television: 44.5 hours
Number of TV ads American children are exposed to in a year: 30,155
Amount of money Americans spend on holiday candy every year: $6.5 billion
1/3 of American children are overweight or obese.
50% of overweight children remain overweight as adults.

Amount that is being spent on marketing healthy eating and exercise to kids: $51 million
Amount the food industry is spending on ads promoting foods high in calories and low in nutrition to kids: $1.6 billion
(Teach.com)

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