On the road to obesity: Television viewing increases intake of high-density foods

Blass, Elliott M.; Anderson, Daniel R.; Kirkorian, Heather L.; Pempek, Tiffany A.; Price, I; Koleini, Melanie F.

doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.05.035

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“…This supports previous research which has highlighted how television viewing increases food intake (eg. Bellissimo, Pencharz, Thomas & Anderson, 2007;Temple et al 2007;Blass et al, 2006). The results also indicated that television viewing has a greater impact on food intake than two other forms of distraction, namely social interaction and driving.…”

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“…Furthermore, Blass et al (2006) found that although those watching television ate significantly more food than a control group the two groups had comparable ratings of appetite. Moray et al (2007) also concluded that estimates of food intake were less accurate if participants were watching television whilst eating.…”

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“…Furthermore, watching television (TV) and/or eating and snacking during TV time can contribute to overweight and obesity through an increase in caloric intake (decrease in satiety and/or influence of advertised foods on food choices) and inactivity, and possibly a decrease in physical activity (Coon and Tucker, 2002;Blass et al, 2006;Dubois et al, 2008).…”

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Independent contribution of parental migrant status and educational level to adiposity and eating habits in preschool children

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Background/Objective: Little is known about the precise role of parental migrant status (MS) and educational level (EL) on adiposity and various eating habits in young children. Therefore, we assessed their independent contribution in preschoolers. Subjects/Methods: Of 655 randomly selected preschoolers, 542 (5.1 ± 0.6 years; 71% of parental MS and 37% of low parental EL) were analysed. Body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance. Eating habits were assessed using a semiqualitative food frequency questionnaire and analysed according to five messages developed by the Swiss Society for Nutrition, based on factors implicated in childhood obesity: (1) 'Drinking water and decreasing sweetened drinks', (2) 'Eating fruit and vegetables', (3) 'Decreasing breakfast skipping', (4) 'Reducing fatty and sweet foods' and (5) 'Reducing the intake of meals and snacks in front of television'. Results: Children of migrant and low EL parents had higher body fat, ate more meals and snacks while watching television and had more fruit and fatty foods compared with their respective counterparts (all Pp0.04). Children of low EL parents also consumed less water and vegetables compared with their counterparts (all Pp0.04). In most instances, we found an independent contribution of parental MS and EL to adiposity and eating habits. A more pronounced effect was found if both parents were migrants or of low EL. Differences in adiposity and eating habits were relatively similar to the joint parental data when assessed individually for maternal and paternal MS and EL. Conclusions: Parental MS and EL are independently related to adiposity and various eating habits in preschoolers.

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“…73 For some young people a significant proportion of their daily energy intake is consumed while watching television. 74 Experimental studies have shown that watching television while eating may cause a distraction resulting in a delay in normal mealtime satiation and a reduction in internal satiety signals, 75,76 . It is less likely that console computer games will have the same effect, although data are not able to clearly Evidence suggests that an important 'window' of opportunity to reduce sedentary behaviors and increase physical activity in young people is the period immediately after school.…”

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Sedentary Behavior and Dietary Intake in Children, Adolescents, and Adults

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Context: Sedentary behavior is implicated in youth and adult overweight and obesity. However, the relationship between sedentary behavior and weight status is often small or inconsistent with few studies controlling for confounding factors such as diet and physical activity. Diet has been hypothesized to co-vary with some sedentary behaviors. It is opportune, therefore, to review whether dietary intake is associated with sedentary behavior in young people and adults. This may allow for better interpretation of the diversity of findings concerning sedentary behavior and weight status.Evidence acquisition: Published English language studies were located from computerized and manual searches in early 2010. Included studies were observational studies assessing an association between at least one sedentary behavior and at least one aspect of dietary intake in children (<11 years), and/or adolescents (12-18 years), and/or adults (>18 years).Evidence synthesis: 53 studies (k), totaling 111 independent samples were eligible for this review. Sedentary behavior in children (k=19; independent samples=24), adolescents (k=26; independent samples=72), and adults (k=11; independent samples=14) appears to be clearly associated with elements of a less healthy diet including lower fruit and vegetable consumption, higher consumption of energy-dense snacks, drinks and fast foods, and higher total energy intake. Strength of associations were mainly in the range of small-to-moderate. Conclusions:The association drawn mainly from cross-sectional studies is that sedentary behavior, usually assessed as screen time and predominantly TV viewing, is associated with unhealthy dietary behaviors in children, adolescents and adults. Interventions need to be developed that target reductions in sedentary time to test whether diet also changes. ContextSedentary behavior is rapidly emerging as an important issue in public health. Researchers are now investigating the role of sedentary behavior in diverse health outcomes. Typically, researchers have defined 'sedentary' as not meeting a criterion level of physical activity.However, by sedentary behavior we are referring to very low levels of energy expenditure through sitting and lying. Excessive sitting time is essentially the main concern for sedentary behavior researchers. 1,2 Studies are now showing associations between sedentary behavior (usually assessed as screen-based behaviors such as TV and computer use), and a range of health outcomes, including all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, 3, 4 adverse metabolic profile, 5 and obesity. 6 However, relationships are not always consistent across age, gender or health outcomes. For example, while there has been a longstanding assumption that TV viewing in youth is associated with overweight and obesity, 7 a meta-analysis of mainly cross-sectional studies found that the strength of such an association was actually very small. 8 Moreover, a review of sedentary behavior intervention studies showed inconsistent weight loss for young people. 9 ...

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On the road to obesity: Television viewing increases intake of high-density foods

Cited by 270 publications

References 26 publications

Distraction, the desire to eat and food intake. Towards an expanded model of mindless eating

Distraction, the desire to eat and food intake. Towards an expanded model of mindless eating

Independent contribution of parental migrant status and educational level to adiposity and eating habits in preschool children

Sedentary Behavior and Dietary Intake in Children, Adolescents, and Adults

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