title: [Weak evidence concerning sedentary lifestyle and its association with cardio-metabolic illness among young people. "Junk food" and late evenings in front of the screen part of a complex connection].
abstract: During recent decades there has been a rapidly growing interest in youths' sedentary behaviour and its association with cardio-metabolic health. Currently there is little-to-no evidence for a cross-sectional and longitudinal association between volume and pattern (bouts and breaks) of objectively measured sedentary behavior and body weight in youth. Likewise, there is little-to-no evidence for a cross-sectional association between volume and pattern of objectively measured sedentary behavior and other markers for cardio-metabolic risk in youth. However, there is sufficient evidence for a cross-sectional and longitudinal association between screen-time and body weight and blood pressure and blood lipids. Furthermore, there is evidence for a cross-sectional association between youths' screen-time and clustered metabolic risk and insulin resistance. Overall, the level of evidence was low and, therefore, caution is required when interpreting the results.
authors.affiliation: University of Gothenburg - Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science Gothenburg, Sweden University of Gothenburg - 1 Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fröberg
authors.affiliation: University of Gothenburg - Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science Gothenburg, Sweden Linnaeus University - Department of Sport Science Kalmar, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raustorp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003201:Computers; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D057140:Fast Foods; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D013690:Television