To lessen obesity, three health risk behaviors have been targeted:
- Sedentary behavior -goal is to limit to 2 hours of screen time in 24 hours
- Physical activity -goal is 1 hour (or more) of moderate to vigorous activity
- Sleep duration -goal is 9-12 hours (ages 6-12 years) and 8-10 hours (13-18 years)
A recent study (X Zhu et al. J Pediatr 2020; 218: 204-9) shows that <10% of U.S. kids meet these goals. The authors examined data (2016-17) from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) dataset (n=71,811)
Key findings:
- 80.9% did NOT meet physical activity goal
- 76.2% did meet screen time goal
- 581% did meet sleep goal
- However, only 9.4% met all 3 goals
- Not meeting these ‘movement’ guidelines was associated with obesity, particularly in females (aOR 4.97 compared to aOR 3.99 for males)
My take: We are all made to be different shapes and sizes. Nevertheless, we should strive for healthy behaviors and healthy eating which could improve outcomes.
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