Limiting Television to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Cost-Effectiveness of Five Population Strategies.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To quantify the potential population-wide costs, number of individuals reached, and impact on obesity of five effective interventions to reduce children's television viewing if implemented nationally. Study Design: Utilizing evidence from systematic reviews, the Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) microsimulation model estimated the cost, population reach, and impact on childhood obesity from 2020 to 2030 of five hypothetical policy strategies to reduce the negative impact of children's TV exposure: (1) eliminating the tax deductibility of food and beverage advertising; (2) targeting TV reduction during home visiting programs; (3) motivational interviewing to reduce home television time at Women, Infants, and Children (WI

SUBMITTER: Kenney EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8568801 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature