A meta-analysis of interventions that target children’s screen time for reduction.

Maniccia D, Davison K, Marshall S, Manganello J, Dennison B. A meta-analysis of interventions that target children’s screen time for reduction. Pediatrics. 2011.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-2353

Screen time, especially television viewing, is associated with risk of overweight and obesity in children. Although several interventions have been developed to reduce children’s screen time, no systematic review of these interventions exists to date. This review is a systematic meta-analysis of interventions targeting a reduction in children’s screen time.