ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the length of exposure to screens and the prevalence of consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents in front of screens. METHODS We evaluated 74,589 12 to 17-year old adolescents from 1,247 schools in 124 Brazilian municipalities. A self-administered q...

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Main Authors: Juliana Souza Oliveira, Laura Augusta Barufaldi, Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu, Vanessa Sá Leal, Gisela Soares Brunken, Sandra Mary Lima Vasconcelos, Marize Melo dos Santos, Katia Vergetti Bloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000200302&lng=en&tlng=en