Associations between children's diet quality and watching television during meal or snack consumption: A systematic review

• Published in: Maternal and child nutrition Vol. 13; no. 4
• Main Authors: Avery, Amanda, Anderson, Catherine, McCullough, Fiona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Beverages; Body Mass Index; Caffeine - administration & dosage; Child; Child Behavior; child public health; childhood diet; childhood obesity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Dietary Carbohydrates - administration & dosage; Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage; Exercise; family influences; Feeding Behavior; food consumption; Fruit; Health Behavior; Humans; Meals; Micronutrients - administration & dosage; Nutritive Sweeteners - administration & dosage; Pediatric Obesity - epidemiology; Prevalence; Review; Risk Factors; Sedentary Behavior; Snacks; Socioeconomic Factors; systematic review; Television; Vegetables; Whole Grains; food consumption; systematic review; childhood diet; child public health; childhood obesity; family influences

Studies have identified an association between watching television (TV) and childhood obesity. This review adds context to existing research by examining the associations between TV viewing, whilst eating, and children's diet quality. Web of Science and PubMed databases were searched from Janua...