Harrison et al.,33 Harrison ME, Norris ML, Obeid N, Fu M, Weinstangel H, Sampson M. Systematic review of the effects of family meal frequency on psychosocial outcomes in youth. Can Fam Physician. 2015 61: 96-106. 2015
Canada |
The effects on family meal frequency on psychosocial outcomes in children and adolescents |
Systematic review |
-14 studies |
-Frequency of sharing one meal a day ranged from 32.9 to60.6%;
-There was an increase in the family meals frequency as the participants' increased age ( p <0,05);5). |
Christian et al.,77 Christian MS, Evans CE, Hancock N, Nykjaer C, Cade JE. Family meals can help children reach their 5 a day: a cross sectional survey of children's dietary intake from London primary schools. J Epidemiol Comm Health. 2013; 67 (4): 332-8. 2013
United Kingdom |
To investigate how the domestic eating environment and the parents' attitudes and values affect the children's fruit and vegetables intake |
Cohort |
-2,383 children
-Mean age of 8.3 years
-Both sexes |
-50.7% of the parents reported they share meals at the table sometimes, 43,3% always, and 6% never; |
Nuvoli et al.,1616 Nuvoli G. Family meal frequency, weight status and healthy management in children, young adults and seniors. A study in Sardinia, Italy. Appetite. 2015; 89: 160-6. 2015
Italy |
To examine the family meals frequency and the weight control as a protective factor throughout life |
Cross-sectional |
-522 participants (children,adults and elderly)
-Bsexesoth |
-Family meals frequency (daily) between children ranged according to the kind of meal: breakfast (71%), morning snack (44.4%), lunch (23.5%) and dinner (81%);
-There was an increase in the family meals frequency as the participants' age increased ( p <0,05);. |
Wit et al.,2121 de Wit JB, Stok FM, Smolenski DJ, de Ridder DD, de Vet E, Gaspar T, Johnson F, Nureeva L, Luszczynska A. Food culture in the home environment: family meal practices and values can support healthy eating and self-regulation in young people in four European countries. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2015; 7 (1): 22-40. 2014
Netherlands,
Poland,
Portugal and United Kingdom |
To know the domestic eating environment and the family's eating behavior and how food culture influences in eating healthy |
Cross-sectional |
-2,764 adolescents
-Aged 10 to 17 years,recruited from 24 schools
-Both sexes |
-Mean frequency of family meals was 4 days per week (dinner). |
McCurdy et al.,1818 McCurdy K, Gorman KS, Kisler T, Metallinos-Katsaras E. Associations between family food behaviors, maternal depression, and child weight among low-income children. Appetite. 2014; 79: 97-105. 2014
United States |
To evaluate why low-income children are at greater risk of being overweight and obese than the those with higher income |
Cross-sectional |
-164 pre-school children and their mothers
-Both sexes
-Low-income families
-(55%) of the sample were hispanic |
-Presence of the mother during mealtime: mean of 16% (from 4 to 20%); |
Lora et al.,1010 Lora KR, Sisson SB, DeGrace BW, Morris AS. Frequency of family meals and 6-11-year-old children's social behaviors. J Fam Psychol. 2014; 28 (4): 577-82. 2014
United States |
To examine the relationship between family meals frequency and the children's social behavior |
Cross-sectional |
-24,167 children aged from 6 to 11 years old |
-The mean number of the family had 5,3 family meals weekly |
Woodruff e Kirby 1111 Woodruff SJ, Kirby AR. The associations among family meal frequency, food preparation frequency, self-efficacy for cooking, and food preparation techniques in children and adolescents. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2013; 45 (4): 296-303. 2013
Canada |
To describe the frequency of family meals by the frequency of meal preparation, self-efficacy for cooking, and techniques for food preparation |
Cross-sectional |
-145 adolescents
-Aged 10 to 14 years old
-Both sexes |
-59% reported daily family meals (dinner) |
Kong et al.,2020 Kong A, Jones BL, Fiese BH, Schiffer LA, Odoms-Young A, Kim Y, Bailey L, Fitzgibbon ML. Parent-child mealtime interactions in racially/ethnically diverse families with preschool-age children. Eat Behav. 2013; 14 (4): 451-5. 2013
United States |
To observe the environment and the interactions between parents and their children during family dinners to determine if there are ethnic and racial differences |
Cross-sectional |
-30 families with pre-school children (aged 48 to 60 months)
-Both sexes
-Mult-iethnic sample of low-income families |
-There was at least one adult present during the daily meals |
Larson et al.,1212 Larson N, Fulkerson J, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Shared meals among young adults are associated with better diet quality and predicted by family meal patterns during adolescence. Public Health Nutr. 2013; 16 (5): 883-93. 2013
United States |
To describe patterns of shared meals and their associations with food consumption |
Cohort |
-2,052 participants
-Aged 20 to 31 years old
-Both sexes |
-Among young adults, the frequency of shared meals during the previous week was: never (9.9%), one or two times (24.7%), three to six times (39.1%) e and seven or more times (26. 3%);
-Frequent family meals during the adolescence were associated to higher frequency of shared meals during adulthood as well as other relevant socio-demographic factors such as household composition and family situation |
Wyse et al.,1313 Wyse R, Campbell E, Nathan N, Wolfenden L. Associations between characteristics of the home food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in preschool children: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2011; 11: 938. 2011
Australia |
To identify if the characteristics of the family environment are associated to high consumption of fruit and vegetables |
Cross-sectional |
-396 parents
-Children aged from 3 to 5 years
-Both sexes
-30 pre-school |
-A mean of, families ate together 5.6 days a week (57% eating together 7 days a week) |
White e Halliwell 1414 White J, Halliwell E. Alcohol and tobacco use during adolescence: the importance of the family mealtime environment. J Health Psychol. 2010; 15 (4): 526-32. 2010
United Kingdom |
To investigate the degree to which family meals were associated with changes in alcohol and tobacco use over time in early adolescents |
Cross-sectional |
-550 adolescents
-Aged 11 to 16 years
-Both sexes |
-Approximately 33% of the sample (29.9% of the boys and 35.9% of the girls) reported five or more family meals a week |
Burgess-Champoux et al.,1717 Burgess-Champoux TL, Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D, Hannan PJ, Story M. Are family meal patterns associated with overall diet quality during the transition from early to middle adolescence? J Nutr Educ Behav. 2009; 41 (2): 79-86.2009
United States |
To examine the associations of regular family meals (> or = 5 meals/week) with feeding habits and food consumption during adolescence |
Cohort |
-677 high school adolescents
-Mean age between 12.8 and 17. 2 years
-Both sexes |
-Frequency of daily family meals before and after intervention: 32 and 38%, respectively |
Eisenberg et al.,1515 Eisenberg ME, Olson RE, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Bearinger LH. Correlations Between Family Meals and Psychosocial Well-being Among Adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004; 158 (8): 792-6. 2004
United States |
To determine the association between frequency of family meals and multiple indicators of the adolescent's health and well-being |
Cross-sectional |
-4,746 adolescents
-During the school years of 1998-1999, 1,608 high school students (34.4%) and 3,074 high school students (65.7%) aged between 11 to 18 years old (mean 14.9%)
-Both sexes
-Public school |
-Almost one fourth (26.8%) of interviewees reported eating 7 or more meals with their family in the past week;
-Almost one third (33.1%) reported eating family meals only 1 to 2 times per week or never |
