Longitudinal associations between TV viewing and BMI not explained by the 'mindless eating' or 'physical activity displacement' hypotheses among adults.

Verity J ClelandKira PattersonMonique BreslinMichael D SchmidtTerence DwyerAlison J Venn

Published in: BMC public health (2018)

Factors other than changes in TV-related FBC or LTPA may explain the longitudinal relationship between TV viewing and increasing BMI among young adults. Findings confirm that TV viewing is a risk factor for weight gain in young adults but the underlying causal mechanisms remain unclear.

Keyphrases

weight gain
young adults
body mass index
physical activity
birth weight
weight loss
cross sectional
childhood cancer
drug induced