Nutrition and body weights of canadian children watching television and eating while watching television

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2457-2463

  Liang, Tina ^a   Kuhle, Stefan ^a   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Nutrition; Obesity; Television viewing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TELEVISION; TIME;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIET; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOVA SCOTIA; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74949105828     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009005564     Document Type: Article

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