The fault, dear viewer, lies not in the screens, but in ourselves: Relationships between screen media and childhood overweight/obesity

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1493-1508

  McKetta, Sarah ^a   Rich, Michael ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Cell phones; Child obesity; Child overweight; Computers; Media; Television; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OBESITY; PARENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; COMPUTERS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; OBESITY; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 81255176894     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2011.09.010     Document Type: Review

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