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Title: Role of Media in Childhood Obesity
URL: http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia022404nr.cfm
Language: English
Author and Contributors:
Publisher: The Kaiser Family Foundation (February 24, 2004)
Review Level: Informal review
Primary Content Area: Early Childhood
Content Type: General Information
Audience: General Public & Consumers
Categories: - Early Childhood: Nutrition and Diet: Childhood Obesity
Resource Type: Not an extension nor a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: childhood obesity, media, obesity and children
Description: This news release highlights the relationship between childhood obesity and the role of the media. Majority of the research reports linkages between the amount of time children spend watching television and their body weight. Today about 10% of 2- to 5-year-olds and 15% of 6- to 19-year-olds are overweight.
Media Type: HTML
Resource Listed: July 2, 2004
Resource Last Updated: June 14, 2010
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