title: Food consumption and screen-based sedentary behaviors in European adolescents: the HELENA study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the association between time spent on different sedentary behaviors and consumption of certain food and beverage groups in a sample of European adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Cross-sectional Study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight survey centers (Athens, Dortmund, Ghent, Lille, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, and Zaragoza).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 2202 participants (45.5% boys) aged 12½ to 17½ years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Information on sedentary behaviors (weekdays and weekends) collected via a standardized self-reported questionnaire, including watching television, playing computer and video games, using the Internet for studying or recreation, and studying. Food and beverage consumption data of selected groups were obtained using 2 nonconsecutive 24-hour recalls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Boys reporting more than 4 h/d of watching television, playing computer games, and using the Internet for recreation were more likely to consume sweetened beverages (weekends) (odds ratio [OR], 1.83 [95% CI, 1.21-2.75]; 1.99 [1.31-3.01]; and 1.73 [1.03-2.91], respectively), and less likely to consume fruit (weekdays) (0.39 [0.21-0.72], 0.37 [0.18-0.77], and 0.39 [0.19-0.78], respectively) than those who spent less than 2 h/d. Girls spending more time per day watching television and playing computer or video games (weekdays) and playing computer games or surfing the Internet for recreation (weekends) were more likely to drink sweetened beverages (OR, 1.89 [95% CI, 1.21-2.94]; 1.57 [1.00-2.46]; 2.14 [1.16-3.97]; and 2.30 [1.24-4.28], respectively) and less likely to consume fruit (weekdays) (0.43 [0.23-0.80], 0.40 [0.19-0.83], 0.37 [0.14-0.94], and 0.42 [0.20-0.85], respectively) than those who spent less than 2 h/d.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Increased television viewing and computer and Internet use during adolescence is associated with higher odds of consumption of sweetened beverages and lower odds of fruit consumption.
authors.affiliation: Growth, Exercise, Nutrition, and Development Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. albasant@unizar.es
authors.forename: Alba M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Santaliestra-Pasías
authors.forename: Theodora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mouratidou
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Verbestel
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huybrechts
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gottrand
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Donne
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuenca-García
authors.forename: Ligia E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kafatos
authors.forename: Yannis
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Manios
authors.forename: Dénes
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sjöström
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Widhalm
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Bourdeaudhuij
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Moreno
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D057566:Self Report; D012923:Social Class; D013690:Television; D018910:Video Games