Dietary Intake And Sedentary Behavior

It is opportune therefore to review whether dietary intake is associated with sedentary behavior in young people and adults.

Dietary intake and sedentary behavior. Diet has been hypothesized to covary with some sedentary behaviors. This may allow for better interpretation of the diversity of findings concerning sedentary behavior and weight status. This may assist researchers in better interpreting the diversity of findings concerning sedentary behavior and weight status. Overconsumption 17 it is opportune therefore to review whether dietary intake is associated with sedentary behavior in young people and adults.

Literature searches were conducted using pubmed embase and cochrane databases to identify studies that evaluated the association between sedentary behavior and dietary intake and body weight. Included studies were observational studies assessing an association between at least one sedentary behavior and at least one aspect of dietary intake in children aged 11 years adolescents aged 12 18 years or adults aged 18 years. 1 department of health promotion nutrim school for nutrition toxicology and metabolism maastricht university medical centre maastricht the netherlands. Clustering of dietary intake and sedentary behavior in 2 year old children.

In a systematic review of observational studies higher levels of sedentary behavior e g television viewing were associated with a less healthful diet such as less fruit and vegetable intake and higher consumption of energy dense snacks and sugar sweetened beverages in pre school and school aged children and adolescents. Included studies were observational studies assessing an association between at least one sedentary behavior and at least one aspect of dietary intake in children aged 11 years adolescents.