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Good summary in the Guardian of a US study that reports:

Children consume nearly as many calories as are in a packet of crisps with every hour they spend watching television, according to US research.

Watching TV also encourages children to eat more junk foods, particularly soft drinks and takeaway fast food, the researchers found.

Interesting. I like your point about TV and cognitive dissolution in an earlier post. But I always thought some of the 'harm' of TV was the time spent physically inactive. This study suggests that some of the 'harm' may be the subtle mechanism that supports the eating of junk food.

Regards - Shinga