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Television Viewing and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, and All-Cause Mortality A Meta-analysis.

Authors :
Grøntved, Anders
Hu, Frank B.
Source :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 6/15/2011, Vol. 305 Issue 23, p2448-2455. 8p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article describes a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies to investigate whether television (TV) viewing is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, cadiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality. The meta-analysis examined studies published in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases. Prolonged TV viewing is considered to be the most common and pervasive sedentary behavior among people in industrialized countries. The meta-analysis concluded that prolonged TV viewing is linked to risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and all-cause mortality.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00987484
Volume :
305
Issue :
23
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
61468133