Digiplay Initiative

Graf, D. L., L. V. Pratt, C. N. Hester, & K. R. Short (2009).  Playing Active Video Games Increases Energy Expenditure in Children. Pediatrics. 124, 534-540. Abstract

Chin A Paw, M. J. M., W. M. Jacobs, E. P. G. Vaessen, S. Titze, & W. van Mechelen (2008).  The motivation of children to play an active video game. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 11, 163-166. Abstract

Marshall, S. J., T. Gorely, & S. J. H. Biddle (2006).  A descriptive epidemiology of screen-based media use in youth: A review and critique. Journal of Adolescence. 29, 333-349. Abstract

Lanningham-Foster, L., T. B. Jensen, R. C. Foster, A. B. Redmond, B. A. Walker, D. Heinz, et al. (2006).  Energy expenditure of sedentary screen time compared with active screen time for children. Pediatrics. 118, e1831-e1835. Abstract

Klein-Platat, C., M. Oujaa, A. Wagner, M. C. Haan, D. Arveiler, J. L. Schlienger, et al. (2005).  Physical activity is inversely related to waist circumference in 12-y-old French adolescents. International Journal of Obesity. 29, 9-14. Abstract

Berkey, C. S., H. R. H. Rockett, A. E. Field, M. W. Gillman, A. L. Frazier, C. A. Camargo, et al. (2000).  Activity, dietary intake, and weight changes in a longitudinal study of preadolescent and adolescent boys and girls. Pediatrics. 105, E561-E569.

Luepker, R. V. (1999).  How physically active are American children and what can we do about it?. International Journal of Obesity. 23, S12-S17. Abstract