Television, computer use, physical activity, diet and fatness in Australian adolescents

References

• Dietz WH. Television, obesity, and eating disorders. Adolesc Med 1993; 4: 543–9
   Google Scholar
• Gortmaker SL, Must A, Sobol AM, Peterson K, Colditz GA, Dietz WH. Television viewing as a cause of increasing obesity among children in the United States, 1986–1990. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1996; 150: 356–62
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hernandez B, Gortmaker SL, Colditz GA, Peterson KE, Laird NM, Parra-Cabrera S. Association of obesity with physical activity, television programs and other forms of video-viewing among children in Mexco City. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1999; 23: 845–54
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Crespo CJ, Smit E, Troiano RP, Bartlett SJ, Macera CA, Anderson RE. Television watching, energy intake and obesity in US children: results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988–1994. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2001; 155: 360–5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Marshall SJ, Biddle SJH, Gorely T, Cameron N, Murdey I. Relationships between media use, body fatness and physical activity in children and youth: a meta-analysis. Int J Obes 2004; 28: 1238–46
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kautiainen S, Koivusilta I, Lintonen T, Virtanen SM, Rimpela A. Use of information and communication technology and prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents. Int J Obes 2005; 50: 142–50
   Google Scholar
• Stettler N, Signer TM, Suter PM. Electronic games and environmental factors associated with childhood obesity in Switzerland. Obes Res 2004; 12: 896–903
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Janz KF, Mahoney LT. Maturation, gender, and video game playing are related to physical activity intensity in adolescence: The Muscatine Study. Pediatr Exerc Sci 1997; 9: 353–63
   Google Scholar
• Durkin K, Barber B. Not so doomed: computer game play and positive adolescent development. Appl Devel Psychol 2002; 23: 373–92
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ho SM, Lee TM. Computer usage and its relationship with adolescent lifestyle in Hong Kong. J Adolesc Health 2001; 29: 258–66
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cupitt M, Stockbridge S. Families and electronic entertainment: Australian Broadcasting Authority/Office of Film and Literature Classification. Sydney. 1996
   Google Scholar
• Ridley K, Olds T. Video center games: energy cost and children's behaviours. Pediatr Exerc Sci 2001; 13: 413–21
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Segal KR, Dietz WH. Physiologic responses to playing a video game. Am J Dis Child 1991; 145: 1034–6
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. Do we fatten our children at the television set? Obesity and television viewing in children and adolescents. Pediatrics 1985; 75: 807–12
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lowry R, Wechsler H, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Kann L. Television viewing and its associations with overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables among US high school students: differences by race, ethnicity, and gender. J Sch Health 2002; 72: 413–21
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hammond KM, Wyllie A, Casswell S. The extent and nature of televised food advertising to New Zealand children and adolescents. Aust NZ J Public Health 1999; 23: 49–55
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Trewin D. Socio-economic indexes for areas: Australia 2001. Information paper 2039.0. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra 2003
   Google Scholar
• Gracey D, Stanley N, Burke V, Corti B, Beilin LJ. Nutritional knowledge, beliefs and behaviours in teenage school students. Health Educ Res 1996; 11: 187–204
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kinlay S, Heller RP, Halliday JA. A simple score and questionnaire to measure group changes in dietary fat intake. Prev Med 1991; 20: 378–88
   Google Scholar
• Booth ML, Okely AD, Chey TN, Bauman A. The reliability and validity of the Adolescent Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2002; 34: 1986–95
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sallis JF, Strikmiller PK, Harsha DW, Feldman HA, Ehlingers S, Stone EJ. Validation of interviewer- and self-administered physical activity checklists for fifth grade students. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1996; 28: 840–51
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sallis JF, Buono MJ, Roby JJ, Kolody B, Alcarez JE. Seven-day recall and other physical activity self-reports in children and adolescents. Med Sci Sport Exerc 1993; 25: 99–108
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schmitz KH, Harnack L, Fulton JE, Jacobs DR, Gao S, Lytle LA, et al. Reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to assess television viewing and computer use in middle school children. J School Health 2004; 74: 370–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth risk behaviour surveillance – United States, 1999. MMWR. 2000;49 (No. SS-5)
   Google Scholar
• Leger L, Lambert J, Goulet A, Rowan C, Dinelle Y. Aerobic capacity of Quebecois aged 6–17: The 20 metre shuttle run test with one-minute stages. Can J Appli Sci 1984; 9: 64–9
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. BMJ 2000; 320: 1240–3
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Biro FM, Khoury P, Morrison JA. Influence of obesity on timing of puberty. Int J Androl 2006; 29: 272–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Trentham-Dietz A, Nichols HB, Remington P, Yankle L, Hampton JM, Newcomb PA. Correlates of age at menarche among sixth grade students in Wisconsin. WMJ 2005; 104: 65–9
   Google Scholar
• Sallis J, Prochaska J, Taylor W. A review of correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000; 32: 963–75
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Travlos AK, Marisi DQ. Perceived exertion during physical exercise among individuals high and low in fitness. Percept Motor Skills 1996; 82: 419–24
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Giammattei J, Blix G, Marshak HH, Wollitzer AO, Pettit DJ. Television watching and soft drink consumption: associations with obesity in 11- to 13-year-old children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003; 157: 882–6
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• van Assema P, Brug J, Ronda G, Steenhuis I. The relative validity of a short Dutch questionnaire as a means to categorize adults and adolescents to total and saturated fat intake. J Hum Nutr Diet 2001; 14: 377–90
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kimm SYS, Glynn NW, Obarzanek E, Kriska AM, Daniels SR, Barton BA, et al. Relation between the changes in physical activity and body-mass index during adolescence: a multicentre longitudinal study. Lancet 2005; 366: 301–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar