title: The fault, dear viewer, lies not in the screens, but in ourselves: relationships between screen media and childhood overweight/obesity.
abstract: This article summarizes recent findings about associations between electronic screen media and childhood overweight/obesity, hypothesized mechanisms, and mediators. Recommendations are made for parents and clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McKetta
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000329:Advertising; D040421:Cell Phone; D002648:Child; D003201:Computers; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013690:Television; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D018910:Video Games