Manios Yannis, Kondaki Katerina, Kourlaba Georgia, Grammatikaki Evangelia, Birbilis Manolis, Ioannou Elina
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens, Kallithea, Athens, Greece.
Eur J Pediatr. 2009 Jul;168(7):801-8. doi: 10.1007/s00431-008-0838-3. Epub 2008 Oct 3.
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the association between television (TV) viewing time and dietary habits of preschoolers. A representative sample of 2,374 Greek children aged 1-5 years was examined (GENESIS study). The majority of participants (74.0%) spent less than 2 h/day watching TV. Children spending > or =2 h/day watching TV seem to have higher energy intake compared to children watching TV less than 2 h/day, even after adjustment for potential confounders (p < 0.001). Furthermore, it was detected that the former were more likely to consume more than 5, 2, and 1.5 exchanges of fat, meat, and other carbohydrates per day, respectively, compared to the latter. In conclusion, the current findings indicate that prolonged TV viewing time may be associated with increased consumption of high-fat and high-sugar foods resulting in increased daily energy intake. Therefore, interventions aiming to modify children's TV viewing behaviour might need to be implemented.
本研究的目的是评估学龄前儿童看电视时间与饮食习惯之间的关联。对2374名1至5岁的希腊儿童的代表性样本进行了检查（GENESIS研究）。大多数参与者（74.0%）每天看电视时间少于2小时。每天看电视≥2小时的儿童与每天看电视少于2小时的儿童相比，即使在对潜在混杂因素进行调整后，能量摄入似乎也更高（p<0.001）。此外，还发现前者每天分别比后者更有可能摄入超过5份、2份和1.5份的脂肪、肉类和其他碳水化合物。总之，目前的研究结果表明，长时间看电视可能与高脂肪和高糖食物的摄入量增加有关，从而导致每日能量摄入增加。因此，可能需要实施旨在改变儿童看电视行为的干预措施。
