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- Title
Junk Food Consumption and Screen Time: Association With Childhood Adiposity.
- Authors
Montoye, Alexander H.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Alaimo, Katherine; Hayes Betz, Heather; Paek, Hye-Jin; Carlson, Joseph J.; Eisenmann, Joey C.
- Abstract
Objectives: To determine the joint association of junk food consumption (JFC) and screen time (ST) with adiposity in children. Methods: Two hundred fourteen (121 girls, 93 boys) third-to-fifth-grade students (54% Hispanic, 35% African American, 8% white) completed a lifestyle behavior survey, which included self-reported JFC and ST, as part of a school-based lifestyle intervention program. Results: Neither JFC nor ST, independently or jointly, was associated with adiposity measures. JFC and ST were significantly correlated (r = .375). Conclusions: The low achievement of physical activity and screen time recommendations and high prevalence of overweight/ obesity in this mostly minority, low socioeconomic status population indicates a potential focus for intervention.
- Subjects
MICHIGAN; OBESITY risk factors; COMPUTERS; FOOD habits; HEALTH behavior; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; SEX distribution; SNACK foods; TELEVISION; TIME; LOGISTIC regression analysis; BODY mass index; SEDENTARY lifestyles; PHYSICAL activity; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHILDREN
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 3, p395
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5993/AJHB.37.3.12