The use of social media in children and adolescents: Scoping review on the potential risks

E Bozzola, G Spina, R Agostiniani, S Barni… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, social media has become part of our lives, even among children. From the
beginning of COVID-19 pandemic period, media device and Internet access rapidly …

Exploring the myth of the chubby gamer: A meta-analysis on sedentary video gaming and body mass

C Marker, T Gnambs, M Appel - Social science & medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale High body mass and obesity are frequently linked to the use of sedentary media,
like television (TV) or non-active video games. Empirical evidence regarding video gaming …

Children's health habits and COVID-19 lockdown in Catalonia: Implications for obesity and non-communicable diseases

PS Ventura, AF Ortigoza, Y Castillo, Z Bosch, S Casals… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic imposed changes in children's daily routine that
could lead to changes in behavior patterns. Using a survey targeted at children under 17 …

Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on increasing the risks of children's addiction to electronic games from a social work perspective

W Elsayed - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Children are among the social groups most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic because
they have found themselves forced to stay at home, far from their schoolmates, their friends …

Heavy social media use and psychological distress among adolescents: The moderating role of sex, age, and parental support

F Mougharbel, JP Chaput… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Despite increasing evidence that social media use is associated with
adolescents' mental well-being, little is known about the role of various factors in modifying …

Are doctors nutritionists? What is the role of doctors in providing nutrition advice?

M Adamski, S Gibson, M Leech, H Truby - 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Diet and nutritional status impact on health outcomes. The global rise of diet‐related non‐
communicable diseases plus the double burden of obesity and malnutrition means that it is …

Problematic social media use and overweight/obesity: explanatory pathway analysis of 124 667 in‐school adolescents in 39 high‐income countries

MS Oduro, D Katey, AK Morgan, P Peprah - Pediatric Obesity, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The relationship between adolescent problematic social media use (PSMU)
and overweight/obesity and the potential explanatory pathways for this association are …

Effect of social media on child obesity: application of structural equation modeling with the Taguchi method

D Khajeheian, AM Colabi… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Through public health studies, specifically on child obesity modeling, research scholars
have been attempting to identify the factors affecting obesity using suitable statistical …

Children's safety on youtube: A systematic review

SI Alqahtani, WMS Yafooz, A Alsaeedi, L Syed… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: With digital transformation and growing social media usage, kids spend
considerable time on the web, especially watching videos on YouTube. YouTube is a source …

Is There a Link between Balance and Body Mass Composition in Children and Adolescents?

W Rusek, M Adamczyk, J Baran, J Leszczak… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
School-age children are particularly prone to disturbances in body composition, because
this is a period of intensive growth and a period in which correct habits are shaped …