Children Who Eat Family Meals Are Slimmer (( share ))

Share A new study has found that children who regularly sit down to family meals and get plenty of vegetables in their diet tend to be thinner than their peers. Greek researchers interviewed 1,138 children between the ages 9 and 13 about their diets and physical activities.  The team used information to identify five general diet and lifestyle patterns across the group. 
One pattern was labeled the "dinner, cooked meals and vegetables" pattern.

Children who followed this pattern had a high intake of vegetables, regularly sat down to a family dinner and typically had traditional "cooked" meals for lunch and dinner, rather than sandwiches and snack foods.
The children who fell into that pattern generally had a lower body mass index.  They also had smaller waistlines and less body fat then their peers who did not fit the same pattern. Share