Television viewing time and risk of incident obesity and central obesity: the English longitudinal study of ageing

Conclusions In this sample of older community dwelling English adults greater television viewing time was associated with incident central obesity, but not total obesity when measured by BMI. Interventions to reduce the incidence of central obesity in this age group that focus on reducing TV time, as well as targeting other health behaviours (eg, increasing physical activity levels, improving dietary intake) might prove useful.
Source: BMC Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research