@article{jfnr2016425,
author={{Lee, Stacey C. and Koleilat, Maria and Hernandez, Ladia M. and Whaley, Shannon E. and Davis, Jaimie N.},
title={Screen Time Associated to Unhealthy Diets in Low-Income Children},
journal={Journal of Food and Nutrition Research},
volume={4},
number={2},
pages={94--99},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfnr/4/2/5},
issn={2333-1240},
abstract={The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between screen time (TV viewing and video game playing), dietary intake and overweight/obesity prevalence in low-income, primarily Hispanic young children. Data were obtained via a 2011 phone survey from caregivers of children enrolled in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program in Los Angeles, USA. WIC staff measured the child¡¯s height and weight in the clinics. The final sample included 2278 low-income children (2-4 y) in the WIC program in Los Angeles County (LAC). Screen time was [significant (p¡Ü0.01)] inversely related to vegetable intake and positively related to flavored milk, 100% juice, sugar sweetened beverages (SSB), and sweets. The odds of participants eating 1-4+ servings of fast food per week was 9-fold times higher in the children who reported 3+ hrs/day of screen time compared to those who reported &lt;1 hr/day (OR=9.83, 95% CI 4.74 to 20.37; p&lt;0.001). Screen time was not associated to obesity and/or overweight prevalence.<b> </b>These findings suggest screen time is associated to unhealthy dietary patterns, particularly increased sugar consumption, in low-income young children and should be taken into consideration for future interventions.},
doi={10.12691/jfnr-4-2-5}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}