'Scooby Doo' named 'healthiest cartoon'

Scooby Doo has been named as the healthiest cartoon, based on the amount of physical activity undertaken by the character.According to a survey published by the Department of Health, the stars of the long-running television series, took almost half of the places in the list of the most active individual characters, ahead of energetic animals such as Tom and Jerry and Wile E Coyote.The consultants, who made the decision, drew up the league tables by watching 200 hours of children’s television, featuring 20 most popular programmes, noting how much physical activity was shown.“Each character was rated on their activity levels and received marks for good behaviours such as walking short journeys and playing sport,” the Telegraph quoted the Department of Health as saying.Top 20 children’s programmes based on the level of physical activity are:1.    Scooby Doo2.    Shaun the Sheep3.    Lazy Town4.    Peppa Pig5.    Bob The Builder6.    Tom and Jerry7.    Dora the Explorer8.    Looney Tunes9.    SpongeBob Squarepants10.    In the Night Garden11.    Ben 1012.    The Simpsons13.    Phineas and Ferb14.    The Sarah Jane Adventures15.    Tracey Beaker16.    Postman Pat17.    iCarly18.    Horrid Henry19.    Garfield20.    Charlie and Lola