Obesity
Researchers at University of Vermont have published new data on obesity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 12th, 2010
A report, 'Removing the bedroom television set: a possible method for decreasing television viewing time in overweight and obese adults,' is newly published data in Behavior Modification. "U.S. adults watch television (TV) for an average of 5 hours per day, an amount associated with increased obesity risk. Studies in children have found bedroom TV sets, which result in greater time spent by watching TV and shorter sleep durations, both of which increase a child's odds of becoming overweight," investigators in the United States report.
"The authors examined associations between bedroom TV viewing time (BTVT), Body Mass Index (BMI), sleep time, non-BTVT, and total...
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