Today’s NYTimes Well blog reports on a national survey linking TV viewing with unhealthy eating:
Adjusting for snacking while watching TV did not change the associations, leading the researchers to suggest that broadcast advertising influences eating choices even when children are away from the television.
Color me surprised … not. And makes me suspect that food marketing on TV (especially to kids) is more porn like than we know.
Weight Maven is written by Beth Mazur. Beth believes that obesity is more symptom than cause and that the real problem is our Western diet -- especially sugar, refined grains, and industrial oils. Beth writes about nutrition, ancestral health & food policy. And cats!
