{"id":5593,"date":"2009-02-14T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2009-02-14T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=5593"},"modified":"2009-02-13T16:04:08","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T21:04:08","slug":"tv-has-lasting-repercussions-on-kids-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/tv-has-lasting-repercussions-on-kids-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Has Lasting Repercussions on Kids’ Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Kill your TV!<\/em> So the saying goes of anti-boob tube activists. They may have a point, at least when comes to a child’s<\/a> future weight.<\/p>\n

A new study suggests that teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet when they become young adults. The study included nearly 1,400 high school students, and found that those who watched TV for five hours or more per day had a less-healthy diet than their peers five years later.<\/p>\n

As a whole, the group ate fewer fruits and vegetables, whole grains<\/a> and calcium-rich foods, but more fast food<\/a>, sugary drinks, fried foods and packaged snacks.<\/p>\n

But hold on… researchers don’t have a clear answer as to why the bad choices are made.<\/p>\n

“We’re not able to tell why,” says lead researcher Dr. Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

The key circumstantial evidence seems to be that since kids snack in front of the television, and the choices tend to be unhealthy, that that may affect their long-term diet. The TV ads for fast food, sweets and snacks, most of which are marketed to a young audience, don’t help either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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