Television viewing, computer use, obesity, and adiposity in US preschool children
Open Access
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Vol. 4 (1), 44
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-4-44
Abstract
There is limited evidence in preschool children linking media use, such as television/video viewing and computer use, to obesity and adiposity. We tested three hypotheses in preschool children: 1) that watching > 2 hours of TV/videos daily is associated with obesity and adiposity, 2) that computer use is associated with obesity and adiposity, and 3) that > 2 hours of media use daily is associated with obesity and adiposity.Keywords
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