scholarly journals The epidemiology of family meals among Ohio’s adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1474-1481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Tumin ◽  
Sarah E Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Population Level ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Family Meal ◽  
African American Adults ◽  
Minor Children ◽  
Shared Meals

AbstractObjectiveThe epidemiology of family meals among adults at a population level is poorly characterized and whether living with children impacts this health behaviour is uncertain. We determined the prevalence of family meals among US adults in a mid-western state whose families did and did not include minor children and described how it varied by sociodemographic characteristics.DesignThe cross-sectional 2012 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey is representative of Ohio adults and included questions on their sociodemographic characteristics and the frequency with which they eat family meals at home.SettingTrained interviewers administered landline and cell phone surveys to adults sampled from Ohio’s non-institutionalized population.SubjectsWe analysed data from 5766 adults living with minor children and 8291 adults not living alone or with children.ResultsThe prevalence of family meals was similar for adults who did and did not live with minor children: 47 % (95 % CI 46, 49 %) of adults living with and 51 % (95 % CI 50, 53 %) of adults living without children reported eating family meals on most (six or seven) days of the week. Family meal frequency varied by race/ethnicity, marital and employment status in both groups. Non-Hispanic African-American adults, those who were not married and those who were employed ate family meals less often.ConclusionsAdults in Ohio frequently shared meals with their family and family meal frequency was not strongly related to living with children. Broadening the scope of future studies to include adults who are not parents could enhance our understanding of the potential health benefits of sharing meals.

scholarly journals Associations of Family Meals with Adolescent Perception of Family Relationship and Compliance with Parental Guidance in Hong Kong: Results of a Representative Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5402
Author(s):  
Rosa S. Wong ◽  
Keith T. S. Tung ◽  
Wilfred H. S. Wong ◽  
Frederick K. W. Ho ◽  
Winnie W. Y. Tso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Meal ◽  
Chinese Populations ◽  
Parental Guidance

Family meals are beneficial for adolescent development, but evidence from Chinese populations has been limited. This study aimed to examine the associations between family meal frequency and adolescent perception of family relationship and compliance with parental guidance in Hong Kong. During the period from October to December 2016, a stratified random sample of 3359 students were recruited from 25 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Students completed questionnaires about family characteristics, relationship quality, and meal frequency by paper-and-pencil in class. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between family meal frequency and perceived family relationship and compliance with parental guidance overall and by subgroups. After adjusting for sociodemographic and school confounders, family breakfast and dinner frequency were significantly associated with adolescent compliance (breakfast: B = 0.07, p < 0.001; dinner: B 0.07, p < 0.001) and perception of family relationship (breakfast: B = 0.10, p < 0.001; dinner: B = 0.25, p < 0.001). Risk factors for infrequent family meals included older age, not born in Hong Kong, less educated fathers, and unmarried parents. Our findings support the associations of regular family meals with adolescent perception of high family bond and compliance with parental guidance. Interventions are needed to enhance quality family meal interactions in disadvantaged families.

scholarly journals Beyond the dinner table: who’s having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 3275-3284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerica M Berge ◽  
Kimberly P Truesdale ◽  
Nancy E Sherwood ◽  
Nathan Mitchell ◽  
William J Heerman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Hispanic Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Meal ◽  
Prevention Trials

AbstractObjectiveHaving frequent family dinners is associated with better diet quality in children; however, it is unknown whether the frequency of certain family meal types (i.e. dinner) is more strongly associated with better child weight and diet quality compared with other meal types (i.e. breakfast, lunch). Thus, the current study examined the frequency of eating breakfast, lunch or dinner family meals and associations with pre-school children’s overall diet quality (HEI-2010) and BMI percentile.DesignCross-sectional baseline data (2012–2014) from two randomized controlled childhood obesity prevention trials, NET-Works and GROW, were analysed together.SettingStudies were carried out in community and in-home settings in urban areas of Minnesota and Tennessee, USA.SubjectsParent–child (ages 2–5 years) pairs from Minnesota (n 222 non-Hispanics; n 312 Hispanics) and Tennessee (n 545 Hispanics; n 55 non-Hispanics) participated in the study.ResultsOver 80 % of families ate breakfast or lunch family meals at least once per week. Over 65 % of families ate dinner family meals ≥5 times/week. Frequency of breakfast family meals and total weekly family meals were significantly associated with healthier diet quality for non-Hispanic pre-school children (P<0·05), but not for Hispanic children. Family meal frequency by meal type was not associated with BMI percentile for non-Hispanic or Hispanic pre-school children.ConclusionsBreakfast family meal frequency and total weekly family meal frequency were associated with healthier diet quality in non-Hispanic pre-school children but not in Hispanic children. Longitudinal research is needed to clarify the association between family meal type and child diet quality and BMI percentile.

scholarly journals Protocol for a Japanese nationwide repeated cross-sectional study to assess tobacco and nicotine product use behaviour after market introduction of tobacco heating products (THPs)

F1000Research ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Adamson ◽  
Claudia Kanitscheider ◽  
Krishna Prasad ◽  
Oscar M. Camacho ◽  
Elisabeth Beyerlein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Product Use ◽  
Consumer Demographics ◽  
One Year ◽  
Behavioural Aspects

Background - In recent years there has been a proliferation of alternative tobacco and nicotine products that reduce consumers’ exposure to harmful substances and therefore have the potential to reduce risk to health. Post-market surveillance enables the evaluation of newly introduced tobacco and nicotine products (aka potentially reduced risk products (PRRPs)) at a population level. This study aims to investigate tobacco and nicotine consumer demographics and discover how people are using these products, and characterise behavioral trends as transitions between tobacco heated products (THPs) and other nicotine products. These behavioural aspects, in conjunction with the intrinsic risk of the product, are essential for assessing the potential health effects and establishing a population risk assessment. Design and methods - This epidemiological cross-sectional study will collect data using a self-administered study instrument from the general Japanese population aged 20 years and older. The targeted sampling size is up to 5,000 participants per study wave. The study addresses the following objectives: estimation of tobacco and nicotine use prevalence; characterisation of  product usage by product type; changes in use behaviour in general, with particular emphasis on the introduction of THPs in the time period of one year; risk perceptions of different tobacco products and no tobacco usage; and participant perceived health status and quality of life. Discussion - The description of tobacco and nicotine product use behaviour, the estimation of prevalence data, the measuring of product-specific risk perception and the change of tobacco use behaviour within one year will allow for a comprehensive assessment of the effect of introducing THPs into a market. These data could also be used to inform a system dynamics population model in order to estimate the public health impact of introducing a THP into the Japanese market.

scholarly journals Does family mealtime have a protective effect on obesity and good eating habits in young people? A 2000-2016 review

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abykeyla Mellisse Tosatti ◽  
Letícia W. Ribeiro ◽  
Rachel Helena Vieira Machado ◽  
Priscila Maximino ◽  
Ana Beatriz Bozzini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Habits ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Mealtime Behavior ◽  
Beneficial Impact ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Shared Meals

Abstract Objectives: to review the prevalence of family meals and its impact on BMI and eating habits during childhood and adolescence. Methods: reviews are from Bireme / Lilacs / Scielo / Cochrane and Pubmed, between 2000-2016 with descriptors "family meal or mealtime", "behavior", "nutrition or diet or consumption or eating", and "child or children or adolescence"; performed by two independent examiners, according to the systematic steps in English and Portuguese. The articles were selected based on prevalence and/ or discussion between nutritional variables. 2,319 articles were found, which 15 were selected all in English: systematic reviews (n=2), cross-sectional studies (n=8), longitudinal studies (n=8); all related to children (n=5), adolescents (n=6) and both (n=5). Results: the mean of shared meals was 1x/day, with a prevalence of 27 to 81%. Most studies (n=13) reported the beneficial impact on BMI, higher consumption of fruit and vegetables, protein, calcium and a lower consumption of sweets and sugar sweetened beverages, family union and self-regulation of appetite. Conclusions: having daily family mealtime has beneficial effect on the nutritional status and children and adolescents' eating behavior.

Framing the Family Meal: A Comparison of Social Marketing Campaigns and Parents’ Views

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Bacon
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Single Parents ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Family Meal ◽  
The Family ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Social Marketing Campaigns ◽  
Parents Experiences

Research suggests family meals are associated with positive outcomes for children, leading scholars to recommend their public promotion. Several organizations have created campaigns promoting family meals, but little research has been done on their efficacy. This article compares framing strategies of family meal campaigns with parents’ understandings of feeding work, based on content analysis of 10 campaign websites and interviews with 46 American parents. The analysis suggests that while the motivational and diagnostic frames campaigns use are likely to resonate with parents, their prognostic framing does not align with parents’ experiences. Campaign frames are least likely to resonate with single parents, who face more barriers to having the kinds of meals they want and have fewer ideas for overcoming them. To be more effective, organizations promoting family meals should focus on innovative but relatable strategies for improving family meal frequency and quality, with a particular emphasis on single parents.

scholarly journals Family Meal Frequency and Weight Status Among Adolescents: Cross-sectional and 5-year Longitudinal Associations

Obesity ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 2529-2534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayne A. Fulkerson ◽  
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer ◽  
Peter J. Hannan ◽  
Mary Story
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Meal ◽  
Longitudinal Associations

scholarly journals Protocol for a Japanese nationwide repeated cross-sectional study to assess tobacco and nicotine product use behaviour after market introduction of Tobacco Heating Products (THPs) (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Claudia Kanitscheider ◽  
Krishna Prasad ◽  
Oscar M Camacho ◽  
Elisabeth Beyerlein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Product Use ◽  
Consumer Demographics ◽  
One Year ◽  
Behavioural Aspects

UNSTRUCTURED Background - In recent years there has been a proliferation of alternative tobacco and nicotine products that reduce consumers’ exposure to harmful substances and therefore have the potential to reduce risk to health. Post-market surveillance enables the evaluation of newly introduced tobacco and nicotine products (aka Potentially Reduced Risk Products (PRRPs)) at a population level. This study aims to investigate tobacco and nicotine consumer demographics and discover how people are using these products, and characterise behavioral trends as transitions between tobacco heated products (THPs) and other nicotine products. These behavioural aspects, in conjunction with the intrinsic risk of the product, are essential for assessing the potential health effects and establishing a population risk assessment. Design and Methods - This epidemiological cross-sectional study will collect data using a self-administered study instrument from the general Japanese population aged 20 years and older. The targeted sampling size is up to 5,000 participants per study wave. The study addresses the following objectives: estimation of tobacco and nicotine use prevalence; characterisation of product usage by product type; changes in use behaviour in general, with particular emphasis on the introduction of THPs in the time period of one year; risk perceptions of different tobacco products and no tobacco usage; and participant perceived health status and Quality of Life. Discussion - The description of tobacco and nicotine product use behaviour, the estimation of prevalence data, the measuring of product-specific risk perception and the change of tobacco use behaviour within one year will allow for a comprehensive assessment of the effect of introducing THPs into a market. These data could also be used to inform a System Dynamics Population Model in order to estimate the public health impact of introducing a THP into the Japanese market.

scholarly journals Adolescent-Reported Latino Fathers’ Food Parenting Practices and Family Meal Frequency Are Associated with Better Adolescent Dietary Intake

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8226
Author(s):  
Aysegul Baltaci ◽  
Silvia Alvarez de Davila ◽  
Alejandro Omar Reyes Peralta ◽  
Melissa N. Laska ◽  
Nicole Larson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Family Meal

Most studies of food-related parenting practices, parental meal involvement, and adolescent dietary intake have focused on maternal influences; studies of paternal influences, particularly among marginalized groups, are lacking. This study examined lower-income, Latino fathers’ food parenting practices and involvement in planning meals, buying/preparing foods, and family meal frequency, separately and in combination, to identify relationships with adolescent food intake. Baseline data were used from Latino adolescents (10–14 years, n = 191, 49% boys) participating with their fathers in a community-based overweight/obesity prevention intervention. Fathers reported sociodemographic characteristics. Adolescents reported frequency of fathers’ food parenting practices, fathers’ food/meal involvement, and family meals and participated in 24 h dietary recalls. The analysis included regression models using GLM (generalized linear mixed model) and PLM (post GLM processing) procedures. Most fathers were married, employed full-time, and had annual incomes below USD 50,000. Favorable fathers’ food parenting practices were associated with adolescent intake of more fruit and vegetables and fewer sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets/salty snacks, and less fast food (p < 0.05 or p < 0.01). No independent effects of family meal frequency or fathers’ food/meal involvement were observed on adolescent dietary outcomes. Additional analyses showed favorable food parenting practices in combination with frequent family meals were associated with adolescents having a higher intake of fruit (p = 0.011). Latino fathers can have an important positive influence on adolescent dietary intake.

scholarly journals The intergenerational transmission of family meal practices: a mixed-methods study of parents of young children

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie A Loth ◽  
Marc James A Uy ◽  
Megan R Winkler ◽  
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer ◽  
Jennifer Orlet Fisher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
School Age ◽  
Meal Patterns ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Family Meal ◽  
Regular Practice

AbstractObjectiveThe current mixed-methods study explored qualitative accounts of prior childhood experiences and current contextual factors around family meals across three quantitatively informed categories of family meal frequency patterns from adolescence to parenthood: (i) ‘maintainers’ of family meals across generations; (ii) ‘starters’ of family meals in the next generation; and (iii) ‘inconsistent’ family meal patterns across generations.DesignQuantitative survey data collected as part of the first (1998–1999) and fourth (2015–2016) waves of the longitudinal Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Adolescents and Young Adults) study and qualitative interviews conducted with a subset (n 40) of Project EAT parent participants in 2016–2017.SettingSurveys were completed in school (Wave 1) and online (Wave 4); qualitative interviews were completed in-person or over the telephone.ParticipantsParents of children of pre-school age (n 40) who had also completed Project EAT surveys at Wave 1 and Wave 4.ResultsFindings revealed salient variation within each overarching theme around family meal influences (‘early childhood experiences’, ‘influence of partner’, ‘household skills’ and ‘family priorities’) across the three intergenerational family meal patterns, in which ‘maintainers’ had numerous influences that supported the practice of family meals; ‘starters’ experienced some supports and some challenges; and ‘inconsistents’ experienced many barriers to making family meals a regular practice.ConclusionsFamily meal interventions should address differences in cooking and planning skills, aim to reach all adults in the home, and seek to help parents who did not eat family meals as a child develop an understanding of how and why they might start this tradition with their family.

scholarly journals The role of family meal frequency in common mental disorders in children and adolescents over eight months of follow-up

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0243793
Author(s):  
Beatriz Tosé Agathão ◽  
Diana Barbosa Cunha ◽  
Rosely Sichieri ◽  
Claudia Souza Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Family Meal ◽  
The Family ◽  
Regular Family

Objective This study evaluated the influence of family meal frequency on the occurrence of common mental disorders (CMD) in children and adolescents over eight months of follow-up. Design Data from this longitudinal study were derived from the PAAPAS—Parents, Students, Community Health Agents, and Teachers for Healthy Eating—community trial. CMD were evaluated using the General Health Questionnaire. Frequency of family meals (breakfast and dinner) was categorized as “breakfast and dinner regularly with the family”, “at least breakfast or dinner regularly with the family”, and “does not have any meal regularly with the family.” The effect of family meal frequency on CMD was analyzed using generalized estimation equations with log-binomial models for repeated measures. Setting This study was conducted in public schools (N = 18) of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016. Participants Children (aged 9–11 years) and adolescents (aged 12–17 years) from the fifth and sixth grades (N = 2,743). Results These findings suggested that regular family meals were a protective factor for mental health. The adjusted relative risk of CMD was 0.75 (95% confidence interval = 0.69–0.83) for those who had two family meals regularly and 0.87 (95% confidence interval = 0.77–0.97) for those who had only one regular family meal, compared to students who had no regular family meals. Conclusions Potential strategies that educate and encourage families about the mental health benefits of eating regular meals together must be explored and implemented.

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