Watching Television while Eating: Associations with Dietary Intake and Weight Status among a Diverse Sample of Young Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Television (TV) watching at family meals has been associated with poorer dietary quality and weight outcomes in children. Most research has been limited to family meals, overlooking the influence of TV at any meal.

Objective

This study assesses how often children are eating meals at home while watching TV, the association between child dietary intake while watching TV during meals eaten at home and whether the association depends on meal type (eg, breakfast) or child race/ethnicity, and whether the number of meals consumed while watching TV at home is associated with overall child dietary quality or weight status.

Design

The Family Matters study utilized a cross-sectional design and was conducted between 2015 and 2016.

Participants/setting

Three 24-h

SUBMITTER: Trofholz AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6710144 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature