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Thursday, June 23, 2011
TV WATCHING & WEIGHT GAIN
Each hour of television-watching associated with 0.3 lbs weight gain over 4 years
Each hour of television-watching was associated with a weight gain of 0.3 pounds over 4 years according to a study by Harvard researchers.
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Thursday, April 02, 2009
TELEVISION
Every extra hour of TV watching is associated with an extra 2.2 lbs of fat in Preschool children
Every extra hour of TV watching is associated with an extra 2.2 lbs of body fat in Preschool children according to a new study from researchers at University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
One-fourth of children (26%) watch 4 hours of TV per day, two-thirds (67%) watch at least 2 hours
"Overall, 26% of US children watched 4 or more hours of television per day and 67% watched at least 2 hours per day," according to a 1998 study.
Among Black children, 42% watched four or more hour per day. Read the entire article | Email this article
Among Black children, 42% watched four or more hour per day. Read the entire article | Email this article
Thursday, June 19, 2008
TELEVISION
People who watch no more than 5 hours of TV per week are only half as likely to be obese
People who watch no more than 5 hours of television per week are only half as likely to be obese compared to those who watch 21 hours or more according to a study by Margot Shields and Mark Tremblay at Statistics Canada, Canada's national statistics agency.
"Approximately one-quarter of men (25%) and women (24%) who reported watching television 21 or more hours per week [that is at least 3 hours per day] were classified as obese," the study noted, compared to 14% of men and 11% of women who reported watching 5 hours per week or less [that is less than one hour per day].
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"Approximately one-quarter of men (25%) and women (24%) who reported watching television 21 or more hours per week [that is at least 3 hours per day] were classified as obese," the study noted, compared to 14% of men and 11% of women who reported watching 5 hours per week or less [that is less than one hour per day].
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
SLEEP
Each extra hour of sleep reduces risk of childhood obesity in 10-12 year-olds by 14%
"Both short sleep duration and increased television viewing were associated with greater body fatness, obesity and higher blood pressure, independently of physical activity level," concluded a study of 4452 children from Brazil ages 10- to 12-years-old.
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Friday, May 09, 2008
TV
Obesity’s association to TV watching partially explained by eating while watching TV
Eating food while watching television has more to do with the increased risk of obesity associated with TV watching than does leisure time activity according to a study from Australia.
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
TELEVISION WATCHING
Girls who watch little TV and get moderate physical activity are 40% less likely to be overweight
Girls who watch a little television, defined as less than one hour per day, and get a moderate amount of moderate physical activity, defined as 3-5 days per week, are 40 percent less likely to be overweight than girls who watch little TV and engaged in a high amount of moderate physical activity according to a new study from researchers at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. On a
Yes, this seems counterintuitive, but that is what they found. Read the entire article | Email this article
Yes, this seems counterintuitive, but that is what they found. Read the entire article | Email this article
TELEVISION WATCHING
Girls who watch a lot of TV and get little physical activity 3 times more likely to be overweight
Girls who watch a lot of television, defined as more than four hours of television per day, and get a little vigorous physical activity, defined as less than two days per week, are 3.1 times more likely to be overweight than girls who watch little TV, defined as less than one hour per day, and engaged in a high amount of moderate physical activity, defined as 3-5 days per week, according to a new study from researchers at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
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Boys risk of overweight is much less affected by television watching and exercise than girls
Boys who watch a lot of television, defined as more than four hours of television per day, were 22-49 percent more likely to be overweight regardless of how much physical activity they got compared to boys who watched little TV, defined as watching less than one hour per day according to a new study from researchers at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Girls watching a lot of television were much more at risk of being overweight compared to boys, the increased risk ranging from 27-211 percent. Read the entire article | Email this article
Girls watching a lot of television were much more at risk of being overweight compared to boys, the increased risk ranging from 27-211 percent. Read the entire article | Email this article
Monday, April 07, 2008
TELEVISION WATCHING
62% of people who have lost 30 lbs and kept it off for a year watch less than 10 hrs of TV per week
Sixty-two percent of those in the National Weight Control Registry, who are people who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for a year, watch less than 10 hours of TV per week according to the National Weight Control Registry website.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
TELEVISION WATCHING
Children who watch two hours of TV are twice as likely to be obese
Children who watch more than two hours of television per day are twice as likely to be obese according to a new study.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
TELEVISION
Boys with TV’s in their bedroom are heavier
Twelve-year-old boys who had a television in their bedroom were heavier, had larger waists and more body fat than boys who did not according to a study from researchers at the Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg–Medical Faculty in Strasbourg, France.
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Friday, September 21, 2007
TELEVISION
Children who watch more than 2 hours of television per day are 32% more likely to obese
Children who watch two hours or more of television per day are 44 percent more likely to be overweight and 32 percent more likely to be obese compared to those who watch less than two hours per day according to a study from Columbia.
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Saturday, June 02, 2007
TELEVISION WATCHING
People eat more when distracted by television: women 16-21% more, men 50-52% more
People eat more when they are distracted by television than when they concentrate on the food that they are eating according to an interesting new study by Dr. Alan Hirsch at The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Friday, April 06, 2007
TV WATCHING
People who watch more than 4 hours of TV per day are twice as likely to be obese
People who watch more than 4 hours of television per day are twice as likely to be obese as people who watch less than 2 hours according to a new paper.
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Thursday, April 05, 2007
TELEVISION WATCHING
Obesity rates in the U.S. lowest for those who watch the least television
The prevelance of obesity in U.S. adults is lowest among those who watch the least television compared to those who watch the most: 24 percent versus 41 percent.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Children with a television in their room are one-third more likely to be overweight
Children with a television in their room and who watched at least one session of TV or movies per day are 32 percent more likely to be overweight according to a new study from Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Every one hour of TV-watching per day increases a child’s risk of overweight 60 percent
The risk of overweight among children 2- to 5.9-years-old increased 60 percent for every one hour of television they watched per day according to a study from Harvard.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Children with TV in their bedroom one-third more likely to be overweight
Children with a television in their bedroom are 32 percent more likely to be overweight according to a study from Dartmouth Medical School in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
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