Longitudinal associations between television in the bedroom and body fatness in a UK cohort study.
A HeilmannP RouxelE FitzsimonsYvonne KellyR G WattPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2017)
Having a TV in the child's bedroom was an independent risk factor for overweight and increased body fatness in this nationally representative sample of UK children. Childhood obesity prevention strategies should consider TVs in children's bedrooms as a risk factor for obesity.