title: Junk food consumption and screen time: association with childhood adiposity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the joint association of junk food consumption (JFC) and screen time (ST) with adiposity in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred fourteen (121 girls, 93 boys) third-to-fifth-grade students (54% Hispanic, 35% African American, 8% white) completed a lifestyle behavior survey, which included self-reported JFC and ST, as part of a school-based lifestyle intervention program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Neither JFC nor ST, independently or jointly, was associated with adiposity measures. JFC and ST were significantly correlated (r = .375).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The low achievement of physical activity and screen time recommendations and high prevalence of overweight/obesity in this mostly minority, low socioeconomic status population indicates a potential focus for intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. montoyea@msu.edu
authors.forename: Alexander H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Montoye
authors.forename: Karin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alaimo
authors.forename: Heather Hayes
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Betz
authors.forename: Hye-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Paek
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Joey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Eisenmann
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004435:Eating; D057140:Fast Foods; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D062410:Snacks; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D018910:Video Games