Zewditu Demissie1, Richard Lowry, Danice K Eaton, Sohyun Park, Laura Kann. 1. Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: izj5@cdc.gov.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe electronic media exposure and its associations with beverage intake among United States high school students. METHODS: School-based survey data from a nationally representative sample of 9th- through 12th-grade students from the National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study were analyzed using chi-square and multivariate logistic analyses. RESULTS: On an average school day, 23.5% of students used a computer or played video/computer games ≥ 3 h/d, 28.3% watched television (TV) ≥ 3 h/d, 79.9% had ≥ 3 TVs in the home, 70.2% had a TV in their bedroom, and 41.0% most of the time or always had a TV on while eating dinner at home. Students with high media exposure were more likely to drink sugar-sweetened beverages ≥ 3 times per day and less likely to drink water ≥ 3 times per day and drink ≥ 2 glasses of milk per day. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Efforts to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake among adolescents may include limiting exposure to electronic media. Published by Elsevier Inc.
OBJECTIVE: To describe electronic media exposure and its associations with beverage intake among United States high school students. METHODS: School-based survey data from a nationally representative sample of 9th- through 12th-grade students from the National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study were analyzed using chi-square and multivariate logistic analyses. RESULTS: On an average school day, 23.5% of students used a computer or played video/computer games ≥ 3 h/d, 28.3% watched television (TV) ≥ 3 h/d, 79.9% had ≥ 3 TVs in the home, 70.2% had a TV in their bedroom, and 41.0% most of the time or always had a TV on while eating dinner at home. Students with high media exposure were more likely to drink sugar-sweetened beverages ≥ 3 times per day and less likely to drink water ≥ 3 times per day and drink ≥ 2 glasses of milk per day. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Efforts to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake among adolescents may include limiting exposure to electronic media. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Authors: Michael M Borghese; Mark S Tremblay; Peter T Katzmarzyk; Catrine Tudor-Locke; John M Schuna; Geneviève Leduc; Charles Boyer; Allana G LeBlanc; Jean-Philippe Chaput Journal: Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act Date: 2015-05-13 Impact factor: 6.457