Associations between the use of social networking sites and unhealthy eating behaviours and excess body weight in adolescents

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1941-1947

  Sampasa Kanyinga, Hugues ^a   Chaput, Jean Philippe ^b,c   Hamilton, Hayley A ^d,e  

^a Ottawa Health Services   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy drinks; Obesity; Overweight; Skipping breakfast; Social networking sites; Sugar sweetened beverages

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAKFAST SKIPPING; CANADA; CANNABIS USE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENERGY DRINK; ETHNICITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL NETWORK SITE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE; TOBACCO USE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERNET; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; ONTARIO; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ONTARIO; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84949321057     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515003566     Document Type: Article

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