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Does the type of sedentary behaviors influence blood pressurein adolescents boys and girls? A cross-sectional study

Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the association between different sedentary behaviors and high blood pressure in adolescent boys and girls. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 6,264 Brazilian adolescents (14 to 19 years old). Demographic data, obesity indicators and blood pressure, we...

The association of parental obesity with physical activity and sedentary behaviors of their children: the CASPIAN-V study

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (4), 2018
Abstract Objective: Low physical activity and sedentary behaviors, two important determinants of childhood obesity, may be influenced by parental lifestyle and weight status. This study aims to determine the association of parental weight status with children's physical activity and screen time. Method...

El sinsabor que deja el mejor año en la donación de órganos para trasplante en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Background: In October 2016, television stations began a campaign to increase organ donation rates. During the months that followed, a sustained increase in donation rate was observed, reaching 10 per million people. Health authorities considered that this increase was a consequence of an improvement in ...

Uso de pantallas en niños pequeños en una ciudad de Argentina

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (2), 2018
La utilización de dispositivos móviles se ha generalizado en las familias, en todas las clases sociales y desde edades tempranas. Objetivos: Evaluar el uso de pantallas fijas y móviles en niños pequeños, el tiempo dedicado a actividades infantiles tradicionales y su relación con el nivel educativo ...

A saúde como ciência e o corpo biológico como artefato: o caso do Jornal Nacional

Resumo Este artigo apresenta os resultados de pesquisa sobre ciência e tecnologia em saúde, em matérias jornalísticas veiculadas pelo Jornal Nacional da Rede Globo de Televisão, em 2012. Foram analisadas 246 matérias sobre saúde, sendo que metade destas se referem a pesquisas científicas, inovaç...

Dysfunctional eating behaviors, anxiety, and depression in Italian boys and girls: the role of mass media

Objective: Extensive research has implicated identification with characters in mass media in the emergence of disordered eating behavior in adolescents. We explored the possible influence of the models offered by television (TV) on adolescents' body image, body uneasiness, eating-disordered behavior, dep...

The virtualized body in technological relations with sports in video games and informational media

ABSTRACT The sport and body representation in video games and sports telespectacles promotes reinterpretation of the body culture of movement. Given this scenario, the objective of this study was to identify and to analyze the media consumption related to sports virtualization and its subjective influenc...

Sedentary behavior based on screen time: prevalence and associated sociodemographic factors in adolescents

Abstract The aim of this study to estimate the prevalence of sedentary behavior based on screen time (≥ 2-hour day) and to identify the association with sociodemographic factors among adolescents in a city in southern Brazil. This is an epidemiological survey of school-based cross-sectional study w...

Análisis de los alimentos publicitados entre la audiencia infantil en la televisión chilena

Salud pública Méx; 59 (6), 2017
Resumen: Objetivo: Examinar la publicidad de alimentos dirigida a la audiencia infantil en la televisión chilena. Material y métodos: Estudio de diseño transversal. Se registró la publicidad de alimentos emitida por cuatro canales de televisión de señal abierta, durante 12 horas diarias, en 12 ...

Representación mediática de la acción de protesta juvenil: la capucha como metáfora

Este estudio muestra cómo un reportaje televisivo construye a los estudiantes como actores inherentemente agresivos y socialmente desviados, retratándolos como responsables de la colocación de una bomba en una estación de metro en Santiago (Chile) el año 2014. Se aborda la figura del 'encapuchado' c...