ArticleNutrients2022
Screen Time and Its Association with Vegetables, Fruits, Snacks and Sugary Sweetened Beverages Intake among Chinese Preschool Children in Changsha, Hunan Province: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Nutritional determinants, childhood morbidity patterns, and healthcare utilization among Chinese children: a population-based study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Screen time, mealtime media use, and dietary behaviors in Korean preschoolers : a cross-sectional study.Korean journal of community nutrition · 2023Article
- Toward an Integrated Consideration of 24 h Movement Guidelines and Nutritional Recommendations.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Eating order and childhood obesity among preschoolers in China: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
(1) Introduction: Screen time may influence preschoolers' food consumption. However, there is limited evidence regarding preschoolers, especially in China. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between screen time and the consumption of vegetables, fruits, snacks, and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs). (2) Methods: Participants (1567 caregivers) were recruited from six kindergartens in Hunan, China. Caregivers completed the questionnaire, which included the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and questions regarding their children's daily screen time. (3) Results: The mean screen time of preschoolers was 1.36 ± 1.26 h, and the proportion of children who spent more than one hour on screens was 54.3% in the overall sample. Children with longer screen time consumed vegetables and fruits less frequently, while having a higher consumption of snacks and SSBs. After adjustment of sociodemographic confounders, children's eating behaviors and parental feeding practices, the association of screen time with vegetables and SSBs still remained significant. (4) Conclusions: Screen time exposure needs to be monitored in preschool children, which was negatively associated with their consumption of vegetables and fruits, whereas it was positively associated with snacks and SSBs. Future research should focus more on the impact of screen time on children's unhealthy behaviors and dietary patterns.
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