Television viewing time and risk of eating disorders in Spanish adolescents: AVENA and AFINOS studies
David Martínez-Gómez
Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Education and Teaching Training, Autónoma University of Madrid
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
David Martínez-Gómez and Ana M Veses contributed equally to the study.Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Ana M Veses
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
David Martínez-Gómez and Ana M Veses contributed equally to the study.Correspondence: Ana M Veses, MSc Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), José Antonio Novais 10, Madrid 28040, Spain. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorSonia Gómez-Martínez
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Search for more papers by this authorFátima Pérez de Heredia
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Department Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia
School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Search for more papers by this authorRuth Castillo
Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada
Search for more papers by this authorAlba M Santaliestra-Pasias
Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development (GENUD) Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Aragon
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Elisa Calle
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid
Search for more papers by this authorMiguel Garcia-Fuentes
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorOscar Luis Veiga
Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Education and Teaching Training, Autónoma University of Madrid
Search for more papers by this authorAscensión Marcos
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Search for more papers by this authorDavid Martínez-Gómez
Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Education and Teaching Training, Autónoma University of Madrid
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
David Martínez-Gómez and Ana M Veses contributed equally to the study.Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Ana M Veses
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
David Martínez-Gómez and Ana M Veses contributed equally to the study.Correspondence: Ana M Veses, MSc Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), José Antonio Novais 10, Madrid 28040, Spain. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorSonia Gómez-Martínez
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Search for more papers by this authorFátima Pérez de Heredia
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Department Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Murcia
School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Search for more papers by this authorRuth Castillo
Department of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada
Search for more papers by this authorAlba M Santaliestra-Pasias
Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development (GENUD) Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Aragon
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Elisa Calle
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid
Search for more papers by this authorMiguel Garcia-Fuentes
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorOscar Luis Veiga
Department of Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement, Faculty of Education and Teaching Training, Autónoma University of Madrid
Search for more papers by this authorAscensión Marcos
Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Background
Effective preventive interventions for both eating disorders and obesity in adolescence should be focused on shared risk factors. We analyzed the association between television (TV) viewing time and the risk of eating disorders, as well as the potential role of obesity in this association.
Methods
The sample consisted of a total of 3458 Spanish adolescents, aged 13–18.5 years, from the Food and Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Adolescents (AVENA) and Physical Activity as a Preventive Measure of the Development of Overweight, Obesity, Allergies, Infections, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescents (AFINOS) studies. Adolescents’ TV time was assessed by self-report. Body mass index was calculated and the adolescents were classified into non-overweight and overweight–obesity. The risk of eating disorders was evaluated using the SCOFF questionnaire.
Results
Adolescents who watched TV >1 h/day had a higher risk for eating disorders, compared with those adolescents who watch TV <1 h/day. Also, overweight–obese adolescents had a higher risk for eating disorders than those who were non-overweight. Analyses across groups of TV viewing time and weight status showed similar trends, so that the higher the time spent in TV viewing, the higher the risk of eating disorders, regardless of weight status.
Conclusions
TV viewing time might be a focal point for prevention of both eating disorders and obesity in adolescence.
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