Association between screen time and obesity in US adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis using National Survey of Children's Health 2016-2017.
Chighaf BakourFahad MansuriCourtney Johns-RejanoMichelle CrozierRonee WilsonWilliam SappenfieldPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Watching TV or playing video games for ≥1 hour per day is associated with obesity in adolescents who did not meet the guidelines for physical activity. Using computers or handheld devices seems to have a weaker association with BMI compared with TV/video games.
Keyphrases
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