Pediatrics International (2015) 57, 455–460
doi: 10.1111/ped.12662
Original Article
Television viewing time and risk of eating disorders in Spanish adolescents: AVENA and AFINOS studies David Martínez-Gómez,1,2† Ana M Veses,2,† Sonia Gómez-Martínez,2 Fátima Pérez de Heredia,2,4,8 Ruth Castillo,5 Alba M Santaliestra-Pasias,6 Maria Elisa Calle,3 Miguel Garcia-Fuentes,7 Oscar Luis Veiga1 and Ascensión Marcos2 1 Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Education and Teaching Training, Autónoma University of Madrid, 2Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 3Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, 4Department Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia, 5Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, 6Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development (GENUD) Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Aragon, 7 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, and 8School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK Abstract
Background: Effective preventive interventions for both eating disorders and obesity in adolescence should be focused on shared risk factors. We analyzed the association between television (TV) viewing time and the risk of eating disorders, as well as the potential role of obesity in this association. Methods: The sample consisted of a total of 3458 Spanish adolescents, aged 13–18.5 years, from the Food and Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Adolescents (AVENA) and Physical Activity as a Preventive Measure of the Development of Overweight, Obesity, Allergies, Infections, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents (AFINOS) studies. Adolescents’ TV time was assessed by self-report. Body mass index was calculated and the adolescents were classified into non-overweight and overweight–obesity. The risk of eating disorders was evaluated using the SCOFF questionnaire. Results: Adolescents who watched TV >1 h/day had a higher risk for eating disorders, compared with those adolescents who watch TV
doi: 10.1111/ped.12662
Original Article
Television viewing time and risk of eating disorders in Spanish adolescents: AVENA and AFINOS studies David Martínez-Gómez,1,2† Ana M Veses,2,† Sonia Gómez-Martínez,2 Fátima Pérez de Heredia,2,4,8 Ruth Castillo,5 Alba M Santaliestra-Pasias,6 Maria Elisa Calle,3 Miguel Garcia-Fuentes,7 Oscar Luis Veiga1 and Ascensión Marcos2 1 Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Education and Teaching Training, Autónoma University of Madrid, 2Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 3Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, 4Department Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia, 5Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, 6Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development (GENUD) Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Aragon, 7 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, and 8School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK Abstract
Background: Effective preventive interventions for both eating disorders and obesity in adolescence should be focused on shared risk factors. We analyzed the association between television (TV) viewing time and the risk of eating disorders, as well as the potential role of obesity in this association. Methods: The sample consisted of a total of 3458 Spanish adolescents, aged 13–18.5 years, from the Food and Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Adolescents (AVENA) and Physical Activity as a Preventive Measure of the Development of Overweight, Obesity, Allergies, Infections, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents (AFINOS) studies. Adolescents’ TV time was assessed by self-report. Body mass index was calculated and the adolescents were classified into non-overweight and overweight–obesity. The risk of eating disorders was evaluated using the SCOFF questionnaire. Results: Adolescents who watched TV >1 h/day had a higher risk for eating disorders, compared with those adolescents who watch TV
