Young children's screen activities, sweet drink consumption and anthropometry: Results from a prospective European study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 223-228

  Olafsdottir, S ^a   Berg, C ^a   Eiben, G ^b   Lanfer, A ^c   Reisch, L ^d   Ahrens, W ^c   Kourides, Y ^e   Molnar D ^f   Moreno, L A ^g   Siani, A ^h   Veidebaum, T ⁱ   Lissner, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^d Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^e Research and Education Institute of Child Health   (Cyprus)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^h CNR   (Italy)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BEVERAGES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84893796861     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.234     Document Type: Article

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