A family meal a day may keep obesity away
Saturday, October 4, 2014 - 03:02
in Health & Medicine
Increasing rates of adolescent obesity and the likelihood that obesity will carry forward into adulthood, have led to various preventive initiatives. It has been suggested that family meals, which tend to include fruits, vegetables, calcium, and whole grains, could be protective against obesity. In a new study, researchers studied whether frequent family meals during adolescence were protective for overweight and obesity in adulthood.