Topic: Daheia Barr-Anderson

Teenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults, a new study suggests.. "We're not able to tell why," lead researcher Dr. Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told ...

Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen

Teens who watch TV more than five hours a day are prone to become fast-food junkies as adults, a new study suggests.. "Television watching impacts diet choices adolescents make five years later," said lead researcher Daheia Barr-Anderson, an assistant professor of kinesiology ...
Increased television viewing in middle and high school students predicts poor dietary habits in subsequent years, possibly due to increased advertising exposure, according to research published online Jan. 30 in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.. Daheia J. Barr-Anderson ...

Kids’ TV Viewing Shapes Eating Habits Years Later

Does TV make you fat? The latest study in the field has found that kids who watch more TV than their peers while in middle and high school have less healthy diets five years later. "We can't say we know the ...

TV in the Bedroom Is Not a Teen's Best Friend

4/7/2008 Print Not /i> a Teen's Best Friend');" Numerous studies have been done to assess TV's effect on young children, but research on bedroom TVs and older adolescents is scarce, according to the current study. Having a personal ...