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As per the study from the University of Illinois, Chicago, the benefits of healthy family mealtimes are straightforward and simple but making people realize those benefits is extremely tough. Your mealtimes with your family play a more important role in your health than you think, finds study | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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How you eat your food, and what you do while eating it is important for your health
Family mealtimes, therefore, play an important role in keeping you healthy
A latest study also highlights the importance of family mealtimes in overall health
New Delhi: We all know the importance of a healthy diet. We all also understand that it is imperative to eat healthily if we want to maintain a healthy and long life. However, what we do not realise is how important it is to not only eat right but also pay attention to the way we do it. Experts have time and again reiterated that it is
Study highlights the importance and complexities of family mealtimes in the 21st century
Mealtimes are a central aspect of family life, affecting the health and wellbeing of both children and adults. Although the benefits of healthy mealtimes are straightforward, helping all families realize those benefits is quite complicated, new research from University of Illinois shows.
The study highlights ways in which some solutions - such as an exclusive focus on improving food access or on improving mealtime preparation and organization skills - may be less effective if done in isolation, says Allen Barton, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at U of I and lead author on the study.
Mealtimes are a central aspect of family life, affecting the health and wellbeing of both children and adults. Although the benefits of healthy mealtimes are straightforward, helping all families realize those benefits is quite complicated, new research from the University of Illinois shows.
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URBANA, Ill. ¬- Mealtimes are a central aspect of family life, affecting the health and wellbeing of both children and adults. Although the benefits of healthy mealtimes are straightforward, helping all families realize those benefits is quite complicated, new research from University of Illinois shows.
The study highlights ways in which some solutions - such as an exclusive focus on improving food access or on improving mealtime preparation and organization skills - may be less effective if done in isolation, says Allen Barton, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at U of I and lead author on the study.