Lesson 3: Moving Away from the TV While Eating

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Lesson 3 Moving Away from the TV While Eating

• Teresa Gore
• Jean Dubois
• Auburn University School of Nursing

Scale Back Alabama Presentation Auburn
University January 28, 2008
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Nutritional Danger of TV Its official TV numbs
your brain

• Eat more and move less
• Elevated cholesterol and obesity linked
• Between meal snacking increases
• Increase craving and consumption of advertised
  foods
• Attempts to influence food purchases
• Impacts motor coordination, balance, and general
  level of fitness

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Nutritional Dangers of TV

• 83 of advertisements are convenience/fast foods
  and sweets comprised
• Snack time eating depicted more than mealtime
  eating
• Effects more detrimental to children. Can slow
  cognitive and intellectual development, decrease
  left side brain functions, decrease personal
  interactions with others and social development,
  and sense of reality and reasoning

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TV Alternatives Pulling away from the force

• Plan and stick to a family meal time
• Research and prepare a nutritional meal involve
  family/others if possible
• Smart grocery shopping
• Dont go when hungry
• Stay away from processed and snack foods
• Load up on fruits, vegetables, whole grains

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TV Alternatives

• Remember hunger can be subjective
• Take a walk/hike/bike ride
• Go to the gym
• Read a book/work on crafts
• Play a game indoors or outdoors
• Plant a garden yard work
• Get out and explore neighborhood/city
• Be with friends/family
• Automated exercise reminders

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References

• Fisher, J. (2007) Tuning Out Alternatives to
  Watching Television. North State Parent.
  Retrieved 1/16/2008 from http//www.northstatepare
  nt.com
• Hamson, K., Marske, A.L. (2005). Nutritional
  Content of Foods Advertised During the Television
  Programs Children Watch Most. American Journal of
  Public Health. 959, 1568-1574.
• Jackson, H. (2004). Research on the Effects of
  Television Watching. Retrieved 1/16/2007 from
  http//labouroflove.org
• Locke, M. (2007). Study Calls help couch
  potatoes walk. Retrieved 12/7/2007 from
  http//mednews.stanford.edu

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