A influência da mídia no desenvolvimento da obesidade infantil

Abstract

In recent times, a large number of research see being performed in order to investigate issues related to obesity. Time spent watching TV has led to decreased physical activity in childhood, and children are being bombarded by TV commercials that make announcement foodstuffs that attract the attention of children and the desire to consume them. Thus, the purpose of this literature review was to correlate and analyze methods of media influence, the hours spent in front of TV, the types of foods consumed by the influence of TV and also the effects that these foods bring to the health of children. A systematic review of the results obtained in four studies related to the subject was made. The analysis of these studies showed that the habit of watching television is related to the influence of media for children and therefore with the highest incidence and prevalence of childhood obesity. Based on the analysis and discussion of the articles studied, there was a need to create proposals with measures of nutritional intervention as intended to reduce the habit of watching television and physical inactivity, and concurrently stimulate the intake of healthy foods.