Television viewing and obesity in adult females.

Tucker, Larry A.; Bagwell, Marilyn

doi:10.2105/ajph.81.7.908

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“…24 However in this study the relationship between television viewing and overweight was modi®ed by physical activity; a ®nding consistent with other cross-sectional studies that have found physical activity or physical ®tness to modify this relationship. 21,22 Our study has produced mixed results, in that there was a lack of a clear relationship between overweight and television viewing for the most sedentary category but a relationship appeared to exist for other activity categories. This suggests that some active people may compensate for their participation in physical activity by increased nutritional intake or increased sedentary periods in other parts of their day.…”

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“…9±12,14,16,17,20 Fewer studies have examined the relationship between overweight and obesity, television viewing, and physical activity in adults. One study of adult males 21 and another of adult females, 22 found signi®-cant positive associations between body fat percentage and hours of television viewing. A positive association between television viewing and BMI was reported among adult Pima Indians, together with a negative relationship between television viewing and physical activity.…”

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The association between television viewing and overweight among Australian adults participating in varying levels of leisure-time physical activity

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of physical activity on the association between television viewing and overweight (body mass index (BMI) ! 25 kgam 2 ). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study administered by interview to adults randomly selected from the electronic white pages. SUBJECTS: 3392 adults (64% response rate) from a representative population sample in the State of New South Wales, Australia. MEASUREMENTS: Self-reported height and weight, two-week leisure-time physical activity recall, one-week average television viewing recall. RESULTS: BMI and physical activity patterns were both associated with hours of television watched. Compared to those participants who reported watching less than one hour of television per day, those watching 1 to 2.5 hours were 93% more likely to be overweight (BMI ! 25 kgam 2 ), those watching 2.5 to 4 hours were 183% more likely to be overweight, those watching more than 4 hours per day were four times more likely to be overweight. Physical activity was not directly associated with being overweight, but an interaction between activity and television watching was present. Respondents in the low, moderate and high physical activity categories who reported watching more than 4 hours of television per day were twice as likely to be overweight compared to those who watched less than one hour of television per day, irrespective of physical activity participation. CONCLUSIONS: With approximately half the Australian adult population overweight or obese, these ®ndings indicate that public health strategies to reduce overweight and prevent weight gain may need to focus on reducing sedentary behaviours such as television viewing in addition to increasing physical activity.

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The association between television viewing and overweight among Australian adults participating in varying levels of leisure-time physical activity

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“…There are at least 2 explanations for the observed positive association between TV watching and diabetes risk. First, TV watching is directly related to obesity and weight gain, [11][12][13][14][15]33 probably due to lower energy expenditure (ie, less physical activity) and higher caloric intake. Second, participants who spent more time watching TV tended to eat more red meat, processed meat, snacks, refined grains, and sweets and fewer vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.…”

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Physical Activity and Television Watching in Relation to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men

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Leitzmann²,

Stampfer³

et al. 2001

Arch Intern Med

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“…A sizeable body of cross-sectional and prospective evidence suggests that sedentary behavior and physical activity are independently associated with BMI in adults. [20][21][22][23][24] In fact, research has found relatively low correlations between time spent in physical activity and sedentary behavior. 24,25 However, it is unclear whether the strength of the association between sedentary behavior and BMI varies according to time spent in physical activity, or vice versa.…”

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Joint associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviors with body mass index: results from a time use survey of US adults

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Objective: Obesity risk is negatively associated with physical activity and positively associated with time spent in sedentary behaviors. Yet, it is not known how different combinations of sedentary and active behavior are associated with body mass index (BMI). This study examined the interaction between time spent in physical activity and sedentary behavior on BMI in US adults. Design: Cross-sectional, data from the 2006 American Time Use Survey. Subjects: 10 984 non-underweight adults (aged 21 þ years). Measurement: A phone interview assessed all activities performed in the past 24 h, height, weight, health status, and other sociodemographic characteristics. Time spent in (1) moderate-to-vigorous leisure-time physical activity (MVPA), (2) active transportation (walking, biking), (3) sedentary leisure activities (TV/movie watching, computer use, playing games, reading), and (4) sedentary transportation (motorized vehicles) was determined from activity coding. BMI was calculated. Results: After adjusting for age, gender, education level, race/ethnicity, and health status, sample-weighted linear regressions found significant interactions for leisure MVPA Â TV/movies, leisure MVPA Â playing games, active transportation Â sedentary transportation, and active transportation Â reading (Pso0.0001). For example, the group of adults watching o60 min per day of TV/movies and engaging in X60 min per day of leisure MVPA had lower average BMI compared to the group watching o60 min per day of TV/movies and reporting o60 min per day of leisure MVPA (Po0.0001). In contrast, for adults watching X189 min per day of TV/movies, there was not a significant difference in BMI by time spent in leisure MVPA. Conclusion: Data from a US time use survey indicate that the strength of the association between certain types of sedentary behavior and BMI varies according to time spent in certain types of physical activity and vice versa.

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Television viewing and obesity in adult females.

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The association between television viewing and overweight among Australian adults participating in varying levels of leisure-time physical activity

The association between television viewing and overweight among Australian adults participating in varying levels of leisure-time physical activity

Physical Activity and Television Watching in Relation to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men

Joint associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviors with body mass index: results from a time use survey of US adults

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