News tagged with television viewing
Excessive TV in childhood linked to long-term antisocial behaviour
Children and adolescents who watch a lot of television are more likely to manifest antisocial and criminal behaviour when they become adults, according to a new University of Otago, New Zealand, study published online in ...
Pediatrics
Feb 18, 2013 |
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Smoking out tobacco: The rise of the e-cig
The camera zooms in on a stubble-bearded hunk dragging on a cigarette and blowing out a thick cloud of smoke with what seems to be great satisfaction.
Addiction
Feb 11, 2013 |
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TV viewing and sedentary lifestyle in teens linked to disease risk in adulthood
A team of scientists at Umea University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome ...
Health
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Fans of reality beauty shows twice as likely to tan, study says
(HealthDay)—People who tune in to reality beauty shows on television are much more likely to use tanning lamps and to tan outdoors than those who don't watch such shows, a new study finds.
Health
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Fewer meals eaten in front of television after intervention
(HealthDay)—A brief primary care intervention for preschool-aged children and their parents reduces the number of meals eaten in front of the television but does not reduce overall screen time or body mass index (BMI), ...
Pediatrics
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Limiting TV time—Effective strategy for preventing weight gain in children
Reducing television viewing may be an effective strategy to prevent excess weight gain among adolescents, according to a new study released in the September/October 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Be ...
Health
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Outdoor physical activity ups quality of life for teens
(HealthDay) -- Over a five-year period, adolescents in the highest tertile of physical activity have a higher health-related quality of life (QoL) compared with their less-active counterparts, while the converse ...
Pediatrics
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Study examines associations between TV viewing, eating by school children
Television viewing and unhealthy eating habits in U.S. adolescents appear to be linked in a national survey of students in the fifth to 10 th grades, according to a report published in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...
Health
May 07, 2012 |
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Mass media and health: Well-informed people eat better
It is time to leave apart the belief that mass media are always a source of bad habits. Television, newspaper and the Internet, when used to get information, may turn out to be of help for health.
Health
Jan 12, 2012 |
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TV viewing poses greater risk than computer use for cardiovascular disease
Physical activity will definitely lower children's chances of developing cardiovascular disease down the road, but physical inactivity will not necessarily increase it. Findings from a recent Queen's University study shows ...
Health
Nov 16, 2011 |
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How watching TV and their relationship to Mom affects teenagers' sexual attitudes
Can teenagers' relationship with their mother protect them from the negative effects that television has on their sexual attitudes? It depends on their gender, according to a new study by Laura Vandenbosch and Steven Eggermont, ...
Health
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Prolonged TV viewing linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Watching television is the most common daily activity apart from work and sleep in many parts of the world, but it is time for people to change their viewing habits. According to a new study from Harvard School of Public ...
Health
Jun 14, 2011 |
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