Children, Adolescents, Obesity, and the Media
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- 1 July 2011
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in PEDIATRICS
- Vol. 128 (1), 201-208
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-1066
Abstract
Obesity has become a worldwide public health problem. Considerable research has shown that the media contribute to the development of child and adolescent obesity, although the exact mechanism remains unclear. Screen time may displace more active pursuits, advertising of junk food and fast food increases children's requests for those particular foods and products, snacking increases while watching TV or movies, and late-night screen time may interfere with getting adequate amounts of sleep, which is a known risk factor for obesity. Sufficient evidence exists to warrant a ban on junk-food or fast-food advertising in children's TV programming. Pediatricians need to ask 2 questions about media use at every well-child or well-adolescent visit: (1) How much screen time is being spent per day? and (2) Is there a TV set or Internet connection in the child's bedroom?This publication has 100 references indexed in Scilit:
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