Television food advertisements and childhood obesity: A systematic review.
Int J Vitam Nutr Res
; 91(1-2): 3-9, 2021 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-32936062
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased worldwide and various environmental factors have accelerated this trend. Several reports have suggested that food advertising causes childhood obesity. We proposed a review study to evaluate the relationship between TV food advertisements and obesity in children. By searching over electronic databases (including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar), the reference lists of original studies, and reviews using key search terms, 1181 articles were identified. Out of these, only 9 articles met the inclusion and quality criteria. Most of the longitudinal study carried out at the national level have reported a significant association between commercial viewing and BMI in children. The duration of these studies varied between 7 months and 5 years. The children's TV viewing time was between 1.5 and 3.5 hours per day. Results of the reviewed studies have revealed a controversial attitude about the influence of TV food advertisements on obesity. However, three of four modeling studies indicated an increment in the prevalence of overweight and obesity following exposure to food advertisements. Further interventional and longitude studies are needed to achieve more precise results.
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Obesidade Infantil
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
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Child
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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