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Energy Expenditure of Sedentary Screen Time Compared With Active Screen Time for Children

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Lanningham-Foster, L; Jensen, TB; Foster, RC; Redmond, AB; Walker, BA; Heinz, D; Levine, JA
Published in: Pediatrics
December 1, 2006

OBJECTIVE. We examined the effect of activity-enhancing screen devices on children's energy expenditure compared with performing the same activities while seated. Our hypothesis was that energy expenditure would be significantly greater when children played activity-promoting video games, compared with sedentary video games.METHODS. Energy expenditure was measured for 25 children aged 8 to 12 years, 15 of whom were lean, while they were watching television seated, playing a traditional video game seated, watching television while walking on a treadmill at 1.5 miles per hour, and playing activity-promoting video games.RESULTS. Watching television and playing video games while seated increased energy expenditure by 20 ± 13% and 22 ± 12% above resting values, respectively. When subjects were walking on the treadmill and watching television, energy expenditure increased by 138 ± 40% over resting values. For the activity-promoting video games, energy expenditure increased by 108 ± 40% with the EyeToy (Sony Computer Entertainment) and by 172 ± 68% with Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 (Konami Digital Entertainment).CONCLUSIONS. Energy expenditure more than doubles when sedentary screen time is converted to active screen time. Such interventions might be considered for obesity prevention and treatment.

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Pediatrics

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1098-4275

ISSN

0031-4005

Publication Date

December 1, 2006

Volume

118

Issue

6

Start / End Page

e1831 / e1835

Publisher

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Related Subject Headings

  • Pediatrics
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Lanningham-Foster, L., Jensen, T. B., Foster, R. C., Redmond, A. B., Walker, B. A., Heinz, D., & Levine, J. A. (2006). Energy Expenditure of Sedentary Screen Time Compared With Active Screen Time for Children. Pediatrics, 118(6), e1831–e1835. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-1087
Lanningham-Foster, Lorraine, Teresa B. Jensen, Randal C. Foster, Aoife B. Redmond, Brian A. Walker, Dieter Heinz, and James A. Levine. “Energy Expenditure of Sedentary Screen Time Compared With Active Screen Time for Children.” Pediatrics 118, no. 6 (December 1, 2006): e1831–35. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-1087.
Lanningham-Foster L, Jensen TB, Foster RC, Redmond AB, Walker BA, Heinz D, et al. Energy Expenditure of Sedentary Screen Time Compared With Active Screen Time for Children. Pediatrics. 2006 Dec 1;118(6):e1831–5.
Lanningham-Foster, Lorraine, et al. “Energy Expenditure of Sedentary Screen Time Compared With Active Screen Time for Children.” Pediatrics, vol. 118, no. 6, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Dec. 2006, pp. e1831–35. Crossref, doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1087.
Lanningham-Foster L, Jensen TB, Foster RC, Redmond AB, Walker BA, Heinz D, Levine JA. Energy Expenditure of Sedentary Screen Time Compared With Active Screen Time for Children. Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); 2006 Dec 1;118(6):e1831–e1835.

Published In

Pediatrics

DOI

EISSN

1098-4275

ISSN

0031-4005

Publication Date

December 1, 2006

Volume

118

Issue

6

Start / End Page

e1831 / e1835

Publisher

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Related Subject Headings

  • Pediatrics
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences