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Higher daily hours of television viewing are positively associated with higher body mass index (BMI) in adult women, particularly low-income women.
For women, watching more TV per day is linked to higher body weight. This link is strongest for low-income women. To manage weight, reducing TV time may help lower overall calorie intake.
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In women, fast food eating and TV viewing were both positively associated with body mass index. The relationships were strongest among low-income women.
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Observational longitudinal study with self-reported data; associations are significant but causality is inferred.
Source
Epidemic obesity in the United States: are fast foods and television viewing contributing?
Robert W. Jeffery et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 1998
DOI 10.2105/ajph.88.2.277
cohort · n=1059Cited 504×
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