ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2015
Do weight status and television viewing influence children's subsequent dietary changes? A National Longitudinal Study in the United States.
Article in International journal of obesity (2005), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Drivers of Overweight/Obesity in 4-11 Year Old Children of Australians and Immigrants; Evidence from Growing Up in Australia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2019Article
- Methodology of the Comprehensive Program on Prevention and Control of Overweight and Obesity in Iranian Children and Adolescents: The IRAN-Ending Childhood Obesity (IRAN-ECHO) Program.International journal of preventive medicine · 2017Article
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objectiveIt is unknown how children's dietary changes would vary by overweight/obese status and length of television (TV) viewing. This study examined whether US children's weight status and TV-viewing duration influenced their subsequent dietary behavioral changes.
methodsA national representative sample of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort were followed between 5th and 8th grades during 2004-2007 (N=7720). Children's daily TV-viewing hour and weight status were measured at 5th grade. Children reported their dietary behaviors at the 5th and 8th grades, including fruit/vegetable consumption ⩾5 times per day (five-a-day), daily fast-food and soft drink consumption. Logistic models were used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) of dietary behavioral changes by children's baseline weight status and TV-viewing duration. Gender and race/ethnicity differences in the ORs were examined. Sampling weight and design effect were considered for the analysis.
resultsAmong those without five-a-day at 5th grade, overweight/obese children were more likely to develop the five-a-day behavior at 8th grade than normal-weight children (for overweight: OR=1.65, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.14-2.39; obese: OR=1.35, 95% CI=0.81-2.23). Among girls, overweight group was more likely to develop eating vegetable ⩾3 times per day than normal-weight group, but 1 more h day(-1) of TV viewing at baseline was associated with lower odds of developing eating vegetable ⩾3 times per day. Overweight/obese black and Hispanic children were significantly more likely to develop five-a-day than their normal-weight counterparts. TV viewing did not show modification effect on the association between weight status and subsequent dietary changes.
conclusionsOverweight/obese children were more likely to improve their subsequent fruit and vegetable consumption than normal-weight children, but TV viewing's independent relationship with dietary changes may counteract the weight status-associated dietary improvement.
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