PEDIATRICS Vol. 91 No. 2 February 1993, pp. 281-286
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Effects of Television on Metabolic Rate: Potential Implications For Childhood Obesity

Robert C. Klesges PhD1, Mary L. Shelton MS1, and Lisa M. Klesges MS2

1 From the Center for Applied Psychological Research, Department of Psychology, Memphis State University
2 From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis

The effects of television viewing on resting energy expenditure (metabolic rate) in obese and normal-weight children were studied in a laboratory setting. Subjects were 15 obese children and 16 normal-weight children whose ages ranged from 8 to 12 years. All subjects had two measures of resting energy expenditure obtained while at rest and one measurement of energy expenditure taken while viewing television. Results indicated that metabolic rate during television viewing was significantly lower (mean decrease of 211 kcal extrapolated to a day) than during rest. Obese children tended to have a larger decrease, although this difference was not statistically significant (262 kcal/d vs 167 kcal/d, respectively). It was concluded that television viewing has a fairly profound lowering effect of metabolic rate and may be a mechanism for the relationship between obesity and amount of television viewing.

Key Words: television • obesity • metabolic rate

Submitted on June 8, 1992
Accepted on August 20, 1992




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