title: Media, social networking, and pediatric obesity.
abstract: The 5 years leading up to 2011 witnessed unprecedented transformations in the technology and media available to American consumers. These changes have led to major paradigmatic shifts in the way people think about media, how they use it, and the role they expect it to play in their lives. This article discusses the new media landscape and summarizes the evidence regarding media influences on pediatric obesity. Various effects on pediatric obesity are discussed and some conclusions and implications are provided, including possibilities and future directions for clinical practice and research.
authors.affiliation: Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, University of Texas Administration Building, Austin, TX 78701, USA. Elizabeth.Vandewater@tmc.uth.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Vandewater
authors.forename: Laurence M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Denis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D040421:Cell Phone; D002648:Child; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D060756:Social Networking; D012944:Social Support; D012984:Software; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
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