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ArticleJournal of nutritional science2015

Television viewing and food intake during television viewing in normal-weight, overweight and obese 9- to 11-year-old Canadian children: a cross-sectional analysis.

Michael M Borghese, Mark S Tremblay, Genevieve Leduc, Charles Boyer, Priscilla Bélanger, Allana G LeBlanc, Claire Francis, Jean-Philippe Chaput

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Article in Journal of nutritional science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01722500 (International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE)

TypeobservationalSponsorPennington Biomedical Research CenterRan2010 to 2014Enrolled7,806ConditionsChildhood Obesity
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Michael M BorgheseChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group , Ottawa, ON , Canada ; School of Human Kinetics , Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Mark S TremblayChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group , Ottawa, ON , Canada ; School of Human Kinetics , Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada ; Department of Pediatrics , Faculty of Medicine , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Genevieve LeducChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Charles BoyerChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Priscilla BélangerChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Allana G LeBlancChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group , Ottawa, ON , Canada ; Institute of Population Health , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Claire FrancisChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
Jean-Philippe ChaputChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute , Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group , Ottawa, ON , Canada ; School of Human Kinetics , Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada ; Department of Pediatrics , Faculty of Medicine , University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is unclear if children of different weight status differ in their nutritional habits while watching television. The objective of the present paper was to determine if children who are overweight or obese differ in their frequency of consumption of six food items while watching television compared with their normal-weight counterparts. A cross-sectional study of 550 children (57·1 % female; mean age = 10 years) from Ottawa, Canada was conducted. Children's weight status was categorised using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut-points. Questionnaires were used to determine the number of hours of television watching per day and the frequency of consumption of six types of foods while watching television. Overweight/obese children watched more television per day than normal-weight children (3·3 v. 2·7 h, respectively; P = 0·001). Obese children consumed fast food and fruits/vegetables more frequently while watching television than normal-weight or overweight children (P < 0·05). Children who watched more than 4 h of television per d had higher odds (OR 3·21; 95% CI 1·14, 9·03; P = 0·03) of being obese, independent of several covariates, but not independent of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. The finding that both television watching and the frequency of consumption of some food items during television watching are higher in children who are obese is concerning. While the nature of the present study does not allow for the determination of causal pathways, future research should investigate these weight-status differences to identify potential areas of intervention.

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CDC, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionChildhood obesityFood intakeISCOLE, International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the EnvironmentMVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activityScreen timeSedentary behaviour

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PMID26090104
PMCPMC4463011

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