CPC Fellow Penny Gordon-Larsen's Research on Risky Behavior in Adolescents Featured in News
May 5, 2006
As the school year comes to
a close, 'tis the season for proms, graduations, last flings and parties. ...
"Adolescents who spend a lot of time watching TV or playing computer video
games tend to be at higher risk for engaging in all of these risky
behaviors," says study co-author Penny
Gordon-Larsen, assistant professor of nutrition at UNC and a fellow at
the
The
article is based on research published in Pediatrics:
Nelson,
Melissa C., and Penny Gordon-Larsen. 2006. Physical Activity and Sedentary
Behavior Patterns Are Associated with Selected Adolescent Health Risk
Behaviors. Pediatrics 117, no. 4: 1281-90.
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