TY - JOUR
T1 - Sedentary behaviors in today’s youth
T2 - Approaches to the prevention and management of childhood obesity a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
AU - American Heart Association Obesity Committee of the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
AU - Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young
AU - Stroke Council
AU - Barnett, Tracie A.
AU - Kelly, Chair Aaron S.
AU - Young, Deborah Rohm
AU - Perry, Cynthia K.
AU - Pratt, Charlotte A.
AU - Edwards, Nicholas M.
AU - Rao, Goutham
AU - Vos, Miriam B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American Heart Association, Inc.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This scientific statement is about sedentary behavior and its relationship to obesity and other cardiometabolic outcomes in youth. A deleterious effect of sedentary behavior on cardiometabolic health is most notable for screen-based behaviors and adiposity; however, this relation is less apparent for other cardiometabolic outcomes or when sedentary time is measured with objective movement counters or position monitors. Increasing trends of screen time are concerning; the portability of screen-based devices and abundant access to unlimited programming and online content may be leading to new patterns of consumption that are exposing youth to multiple pathways harmful to cardiometabolic health. This American Heart Association scientific statement provides an updated perspective on sedentary behaviors specific to modern youth and their impact on cardiometabolic health and obesity. As we reflect on implications for practice, research, and policy, what emerges is the importance of understanding the context in which sedentary behaviors occur. There is also a need to capture the nature of sedentary behavior more accurately, both quantitatively and qualitatively, especially with respect to recreational screen-based devices. Further evidence is required to better inform public health interventions and to establish detailed quantitative guidelines on specific sedentary behaviors in youth. In the meantime, we suggest that televisions and other recreational screen-based devices be removed from bedrooms and absent during meal times. Daily device-free social interactions and outdoor play should be encouraged. In addition, parents/guardians should be supported to devise and enforce appropriate screen time regulations and to model healthy screen-based behaviors.
AB - This scientific statement is about sedentary behavior and its relationship to obesity and other cardiometabolic outcomes in youth. A deleterious effect of sedentary behavior on cardiometabolic health is most notable for screen-based behaviors and adiposity; however, this relation is less apparent for other cardiometabolic outcomes or when sedentary time is measured with objective movement counters or position monitors. Increasing trends of screen time are concerning; the portability of screen-based devices and abundant access to unlimited programming and online content may be leading to new patterns of consumption that are exposing youth to multiple pathways harmful to cardiometabolic health. This American Heart Association scientific statement provides an updated perspective on sedentary behaviors specific to modern youth and their impact on cardiometabolic health and obesity. As we reflect on implications for practice, research, and policy, what emerges is the importance of understanding the context in which sedentary behaviors occur. There is also a need to capture the nature of sedentary behavior more accurately, both quantitatively and qualitatively, especially with respect to recreational screen-based devices. Further evidence is required to better inform public health interventions and to establish detailed quantitative guidelines on specific sedentary behaviors in youth. In the meantime, we suggest that televisions and other recreational screen-based devices be removed from bedrooms and absent during meal times. Daily device-free social interactions and outdoor play should be encouraged. In addition, parents/guardians should be supported to devise and enforce appropriate screen time regulations and to model healthy screen-based behaviors.
KW - AHA scientific statements
KW - Pediatric obesity
KW - Prevention and control
KW - Sedentary lifestyle
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U2 - 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000591
DO - 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000591
M3 - Article
C2 - 30354382
AN - SCOPUS:85055597901
SN - 0009-7322
VL - 138
SP - E142-E159
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
IS - 11
ER -