Childhood obesity is a growing concern, and while progress has been made to understand
the association between multiple biological factors (ie, genetics, nutrition, exercise etc.), little …

Rates of overweight in youth have reached epidemic proportions and are associated with
adverse health outcomes. Family-based programs have been widely used to treat …

Objective The purpose of this paper was to review the existing literature regarding the
contribution of parental influences to the sociocultural pressures on body image disturbance …

Objective To conduct a systematic review of the effects of frequent family meals on
psychosocial outcomes in children and adolescents, and to examine whether there are …

ObjectiveThe purpose of the present paper is to provide an integrated overview of the
research methodology and key findings from a decade of research on family meals as part of …

Background Obesity has become a global problem in childhood and adolescence. The
objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of family communication and …

Importance The prevalence of weight-related problems in adolescents is high. Parents of
adolescents may wonder whether talking about eating habits and weight is useful or …

There has been a growing interest in the role that shared family mealtimes may play in
promoting the health and well-being of children. Families that regularly eat their main meal …

Background: eating by oneself may be a risk factor for mental illness among older adults, but
may be influenced by cohabitation status. We examined the association between eating …

Objective To examine 5-year longitudinal associations between family meal frequency and
disordered eating behaviors in adolescents. Design Longitudinal study. Setting Participants …