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A Randomized Trial of the Effects of Reducing Television Viewing and Computer Use on Body Mass Index in Young Children
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 2008 · Vol. 162(3) · pp. 239–239
Leonard H. Epstein✉(University at Buffalo, State University of New York)James N. RoemmichJodie L. RobinsonRocco A. PaluchDana D. WiniewiczJanene H. FuerchThomas N. Robinson
Abstract
Reducing television viewing and computer use may have an important role in preventing obesity and in lowering BMI in young children, and these changes may be related more to changes in energy intake than to changes in physical activity.
Child Development and Digital TechnologyObesity, Physical Activity, DietChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentBody mass indexRandomized controlled trialOverweightSocioeconomic statusPsychological interventionMedicinePercentilePhysical therapyDemographyPediatrics
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Energy IntakeChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMicrocomputersObesityRisk FactorsSocial ClassTelevisionTime FactorsBody Mass Index
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