ArticleNutrients2022
Mealtime TV Use Is Associated with Higher Discretionary Food Intakes in Young Australian Children: A Two-Year Prospective Study.
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- Watching Television While Eating Increases Food Intake: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Experimental Studies.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Unpacking family meals: state-of-the-art review critiquing the Western ideals, positioning and promotion of family meals.Health promotion international · 2025Review
- Early life factors that affect obesity and the need for complex solutions.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2025Review
- Mothers' experiences of reducing family mealtime screen use in Australian households with young children.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
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backgroundMealtime television use has been cross-sectionally associated with suboptimal diets in children. This study aimed to assess the two-year prospective association between baseline mealtime television use and subsequent diets in young children, and identify socioeconomic differences.
methodsParents reported their child's television use at meals, and fruit, vegetable, and discretionary food intakes. Multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses assessed the association between baseline mealtime television use and follow-up diet outcomes. Differences were assessed by socioeconomic position.
resultsParticipants were 352 Australian parents of children aged six months to six years. Daily mealtime television use (average frequency/day) was associated with higher daily frequency of discretionary food intakes (β 0.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.07-0.67) at the 2-year follow-up. Individually, television use during breakfast and dinner (1-2 days/week compared to never) predicted higher daily intake frequency of discretionary food, β 0.36 (95% CI 0.12-0.60) and β 0.19 (95% CI 0.00-0.39), respectively. Similarly, 3-7 days/week of television use during breakfast and lunch predicted higher frequency of discretionary food intake, β 0.18 (95% CI 0.02-0.37) and β 0.31 (95% CI 0.07-0.55), respectively. Associations were not socioeconomically patterned.
conclusionsInvestigating mealtime television use motivators across the socioeconomic spectrum could inform interventions targeting the high consumption of discretionary foods in children.
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