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

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

Abstract Background The mechanisms explaining the positive relationship between television (TV) viewing and body mass index (BMI) are unclear. ‘Mindless eating’ and ‘physical activity displacement’ theories have been suggested, but have not been tested longitudinally among young adults. This study a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Verity J. Cleland, Kira Patterson, Monique Breslin, Michael D. Schmidt, Terence Dwyer, Alison J. Venn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Diet
Food and nutrition
Body weights and measures
Behaviour
Health
Health promotion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5674-4

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5674-4

Similar Items