Pediatrics

TV Related To Poor Quality Diet, Increased Risk Of Obesity

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 11th, 2001

The number of overweight children in the U.S. has more than doubled since the early 1970s, according to the most recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Several factors are responsible for the obesity epidemic in children. Research that was presented at the October 2001 annual North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) meeting in Quebec City, Canada, highlighted the relationship between television watching and the development of obesity in children.

"These new studies provide a clearer understanding of exactly how television watching contributes to...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2001-11-11)

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