Abstract
Objective
Examine the relationship of family meals to children's consumption of fruit and vegetables
as well as soda and chips. Additionally, to assess the relationship between viewing
TV during family meals and children's diet.
Design
Cross-sectional study that used a questionnaire completed by parents.
Setting
Thirteen schools in San Diego, California.
Participants
Seven hundred ninety-four children and their parents.
Analysis
Ordinal regression assessed associations between children's intake of fruit, vegetables,
soda, and chips with family meal frequency and TV viewing during family meals.
Results
Children who consumed breakfast, lunch, or dinner with their family at least 4 days
per week ate fruit and vegetables 5 or more times a week 84%, 85%, and 80%, respectively.
Of those children who ate breakfast, lunch, or dinner with their family at least 4
days per week, 40%, 44%, and 43% consumed soda and chips 5 or more times a week, respectively.
Children who ate breakfast with their families at least 4 times a week were more likely
to consume fruit and vegetables, and children whose TV was never or rarely on during
family meals were less likely to consume soda and chips (P = .04 and P < .001, respectively).
Conclusions
Interventions geared at increasing the frequency of eating breakfast as a family and
decreasing the amount of TV watched during family meals are needed, especially among
acculturating Latino families.
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Published online: October 22, 2010
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