More on the benefits of Family Meals
A University of Minnesota study that documents the benefits of family meals was featured in the June 10 Orlando Sentinel. What was the study's key finding? That teens who frequently ate meals with their family during adolescence were more likely to eat healthier as young adults.
“We no longer live in a world where the mother stays home and cooks,” says Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, a University of Minnesota expert on nutrition, obesity, and disordered eating. “So if we’re going to have more family meals, we need to find creative ways of making it happen.”
Neumark-Sztainer's study is part of Project Eat (Eating Among Teens).
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More about the study from Psychology Today
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