Sitting and Television Viewing

Convulsions and television viewing.

Factors affecting the two-stage equilibration rebreathing procedure for the measurement of mixed venous Pco2 are discussed. The most important practical conclusion is that the volume of gas in the bag should not be more than twice the tidal volume; but the exact ratio is not critical. Suitable equipment is described. Practical problems and variations in technique are described in detail. We are...

Deleterious Associations of Sitting Time and Television Viewing Time With Cardiometabolic Risk Biomarkers

OBJECTIVE We examined the associations of sitting time and television (TV) viewing time with continuously measured biomarkers of cardio-metabolic risk in Australian adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Waist circumference, BMI, resting blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, fasting and 2-h postload plasma glucose, and fasting insulin were measured in 2,761 women and 2,103 men aged > o...

Childhood overweight and obesity--beyond television viewing.

From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India Received: Nov. 11, 2014; Accepted: Jan. 13, 2015 Correspondence to: Dr. Tanuj Kanchan, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, India. State Highway 65, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, India. Tel.: 91‐9448252394; Fax: 91‐824‐2428183; E‐mail: tanuj.kanchan@ ...

Television Viewing and Perception of Social Reality

Since the 1960s, communication scholars have attempted to examine television's contributions to viewers' perceptions of a wide variety of topics and issues. Unfortunately, little effort has been made to investigate the influence of television on adolescents' perceptions of social reality. This study investigates the relationship between television viewing and perceptions of social reality among...

Television viewing and asthma: spurious relationship?