?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=TV+Viewing+versus+Play+-+Trends+and+Impact+on+Obesity&rft.creator=Sodhi%2C+MK&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=A+cross+sectional+descriptive+study+was+conducted+involving+10000+students+from+randomly+selected+government+and+private+schools+of+Amritsar+district+to+identify+the+trends+of+TV+viewing+and+playing+in+school+children+aged+5+years+and+above%2C+to+compare+TV+viewing+in+both+sexes%2C+different+age+groups+and+urban+versus+rural+children+and+to+study+the+impact+of+TV+viewing+and+playing+on+obesity+in+children.+The+results+showed+that+TV+viewing+has+replaced+outdoor+playing+in+most+children%2C+irrespective+of+age%2C+sex+and+residence.+A+positive+relation+between+TV+viewing+and+obesity+was+also+documented.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7005%2F1%2F2010-2-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sodhi%2C+MK++(2010)+TV+Viewing+versus+Play+-+Trends+and+Impact+on+Obesity.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7005%2F