How fast food affects family time

Parents who ate fast food often were more likely to be overweight than those who ate it less. Project EAT: Eating Among Teens was designed to investigate the factors influencing the eating habits of adolescents, to determine if youth are meeting national dietary recommendations, and to explore dieting and physical activity patterns among youth.

The project strives to build a greater understanding of the socioeconomic, personal, and behavioral factors associated with diet and weight-related behavior during adolescence so more effective nutrition interventions can be developed. Materials provided by University of Minnesota. Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Science News. Story Source: Materials provided by University of Minnesota.

ScienceDaily, 9 January University of Minnesota. This is particularly concerning because eating out is linked with poorer food choices — restaurant and prepared foods tend to be much fattier, saltier and higher in calories than meals made at home. To find out more, Rutgers researchers reviewed 68 studies on the issue. The data suggested that family mealtime has a wealth of health benefits, especially for children.

Kids who ate more meals together with their families tended to eat more fruits, vegetables, fiber, calcium-rich foods, and vitamins, and ate less junk food. CNN For some families, the pandemic has thrown a wrench in healthy eating plans due to stress from remote work, e-learning, money problems, sickness and more.

If fast food is the easier option, experts advise how you can choose the healthier items. More than 2, parents participated in the University of Michigan Health C. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health , which surveyed parents with at least one child between the ages 3 and Gary L. Freed, the poll's codirector and a pediatrician at C. Mott Children's Hospital, in a statement. Read More. Rate of BMI increase in children nearly doubled during pandemic, study finds. Maya Adam, a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Stanford University in California, who wasn't involved in the report, via email.