TURN OFF THE TUBE!
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- HEAVY VIEWING. Zarrow, Susan // Prevention;Sep89, Vol. 41 Issue 9, p18
Cites the result of a study pertaining to the correlation between television viewing and obesity. Conclusion that men who watched television for 3-hours were twice as likely to be obese than those who watched less; Possible explanations for the conclusion.
- TV and Kids: Not Always A Good Mix. // NEA Today;Feb2000, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p20
Focuses on a study by Stanford University assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine Tom Robinson which found a link between obesity and United States children's television viewing habits. Approach of Robinson's study; Impact of teachers on children's television viewing habits; Journal where...
- Study confirms TV-obesity link. // Indianapolis Business Journal;4/21/2003, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p31
Reports on study findings linking obesity with watching television (TV). Conclusion of Harvard University researchers that watching TV increase the likelihood of obesity and diabetes; Call for public-health guidelines to stress the need to reduce low-energy activities; Obesity rate in the United...
- Television Viewing and Obesity in Adult Males. Tucker, Larry A.; Friedman, Glenn M. // American Journal of Public Health;Apr89, Vol. 79 Issue 4, p516
Abstract: We estimated the extent to which time spent watching television is associated with obesity and super-obesity among 6,138 employed adult males. After adjustment for age, smoking status, length of work week, measured physical fitness, and reported weekly hours of exercise, people who...
- Free TV Turnoff Week Poster. // Child Health Alert;Mar2003, Vol. 21, p6
Reports on the recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics on the limitation in the television viewing of children. Information on the celebration of the TV-Turnoff Week; Description of an Organizer's kit regarding the TV-Turnoff Week.
- ...And There's Still Time To GetResources For National TV Turnoff Week. // Child Health Alert;Mar2004, Vol. 22, p2
Focuses on the celebration of the National TV Turnoff Week in the U.S. from April 19-25, 2004. Significance of the event; Recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding children's television viewing.
- kill your television. // Natural Health;Dec2011/Jan2012, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p24
The article focuses on a recent study conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health, which found that a 20 percent increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and death is associated with two hours of television viewing a day.
- Scientists Say . . . TV Can Make You Gain Weight. // Current Health 1;Nov99, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p2
Reports that watching television is a cause of obesity.
- Metabolism, exercise, and television. // Pediatrics for Parents;1993, Vol. 14 Issue 9, p5
Focuses on the relationship between adolescent obesity and watching television (TV). Article published in the June 1993 issue of the `American Family Physician' journal; Comparison of the metabolic rates of adolescent girls when they watched TV and when they quietly rested; Lowered metabolism...
