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Comment
. 2006 Dec;3(12):e481.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030481.

TV and inactivity are separate contributors to metabolic risk factors in children

Andrew Prentice  1 , Susan Jebb
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TV and inactivity are separate contributors to metabolic risk factors in children

Andrew Prentice et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

Interventions against childhood obesity will need to target both excess TV viewing and physical inactivity "separately, yet together," say Prentice and Jebb.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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