Family Meals among New Zealand Young People: Relationships with Eating Behaviors and Body Mass Index

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-11

  Utter, Jennifer ^a   Denny, Simon ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth ^a   Fleming, Terry ^a   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Grant, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Family meal; Nutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEALS; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY;

EID: 84872167042     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Mestdag I., Vandeweyer J. Where has family time gone? In search of family activities and the role of the family meal in 1966 and 1999. J Fam Hist 2005, 30:304-323.
2. Videon T.M., Manning C.K. Influences on adolescent eating patterns: the importance of family meals. J Adolesc Health 2003, 32:365-373.
3. Utter J., Scragg R., Schaaf D., Mhurchu C.N. Relationships between frequency of family meals, BMI and nutritional aspects of the home food environment among New Zealand adolescents. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2008, 5:50. Accessed July 16, 2012. http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/5/1/50/.
4. Neumark-Sztainer D., Larson N.I., Fulkerson J.A., Eisenberg M.E., Story M. Family meals and adolescents: what have we learned from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens)?. Public Health Nutr 2010, 13:1113-1121.
5. Devine C.M., Jastran M., Jabs J., Wethington E., Farell T.J., Bisogni C.A. " A lot of sacrifices": work-family spillover and the food choice coping strategies of low-wage employed parents. Soc Sci Med 2006, 63:2591-2603.
6. Devine C.M., Farrell T.J., Blake C.E., Jastran M., Wethington E., Bisogni C.A. Work conditions and the food choice coping strategies of employed parents. J Nutr Educ Behav 2009, 41:365-370.
7. Fulkerson J.A., Story M., Neumark-Sztainer D., Rydell S. Family meals: perceptions of benefits and challenges among parents of 8- to 10-year-old children. J Am Diet Assoc 2008, 108:706-709.
8. Befort C., Kaur H., Nollen N., et al. Fruit, vegetable, and fat intake among non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white adolescents: associations with home availability and food consumption settings. J Am Diet Assoc 2006, 106:367-373.
9. Feldman S., Eisenberg M.E., Neumark-Sztainer D., Story M. Associations between watching TV during family meals and dietary intake among adolescents. J Nutr Educ Behav 2007, 39:257-263.
10. Fitzpatrick E., Edmunds L.S., Dennison B.A. Positive effects of family dinner are undone by television viewing. J Am Diet Assoc 2007, 107:666-671.
11. Granner M.L., Sargent R.G., Calderon K.S., Hussey J.R., Evans A.E., Watkins K.W. Factors of fruit and vegetable intake by race, gender, and age among young adolescents. J Nutr Educ Behav 2004, 36:173-180.
12. Neumark-Sztainer D., Hannan P.J., Story M., Croll J., Perry C. Family meal patterns: associations with sociodemographic characteristics and improved dietary intake among adolescents. J Am Diet Assoc 2003, 103:317-322.
13. Neumark-Sztainer D., Wall M., Perry C., Story M. Correlates of fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents. Findings from Project EAT. Prev Med 2003, 37:198-208.
14. Woodruff S.J., Hanning R.M. Associations between family dinner frequency and specific food behaviors among grade six, seven, and eight students from Ontario and Nova Scotia. J Adolesc Health 2009, 44:431-436.
15. Woodruff S.J., Hanning R.M., McGoldrick K., Brown K.S. Healthy eating index-C is positively associated with family dinner frequency among students in grades 6-8 from Southern Ontario, Canada. Eur J Clin Nutr 2010, 64:454-460.
16. Cooke L.J., Wardle J., Gibson E.L., Sapochnik M., Sheiham A., Lawson M. Demographic, familial and trait predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption by pre-school children. Public Health Nutr 2004, 7:295-302.
17. Haapalahti M., Mykkanen H., Tikkanen S., Kokkonen J. Meal patterns and food use in 10- to 11-year-old Finnish children. Public Health Nutr 2003, 6:365-370.
18. Fulkerson J.A., Neumark-Sztainer D., Hannan P.J., Story M. Family meal frequency and weight status among adolescents: cross-sectional and 5-year longitudinal associations. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2008, 16:2529-2534.
19. Haines J., Kleinman K.P., Rifas-Shiman S.L., Field A.E., Austin S.B. Examination of shared risk and protective factors for overweight and disordered eating among adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2010, 164:336-343.
20. Mamun A.A., Lawlor D.A., O'Callaghan M.J., Williams G.M., Najman J.M. Positive maternal attitude to the family eating together decreases the risk of adolescent overweight. Obes Res 2005, 13:1422-1430.
21. Sen B. Frequency of family dinner and adolescent body weight status: evidence from the national longitudinal survey of youth, 1997. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006, 14:2266-2276.
22. Taveras E.M., Rifas-Shiman S.L., Berkey C.S., et al. Family dinner and adolescent overweight. Obes Res 2005, 13:900-906.
23. Gable S., Chang Y., Krull J.L. Television watching and frequency of family meals are predictive of overweight onset and persistence in a national sample of school-aged children. J Am Diet Assoc 2007, 107:53-61.
24. Berge J.M., Arikian A., Doherty W.J., Neumark-Sztainer D. Healthful eating and physical activity in the home environment: results from multifamily focus groups. J Nutr Educ Behav 2012, 44:123-131.
25. Neumark-Sztainer D. Eating among teens: do family mealtimes make a difference for adolescents' nutrition?. New Dir Child Adolesc Dev 2006, 11:91-105.
26. Boutelle K.N., Fulkerson J.A., Neumark-Sztainer D., Story M., French S.A. Fast food for family meals: relationships with parent and adolescent food intake, home food availability and weight status. Public Health Nutr 2007, 10:16-23.
27. Youth'07: The Health and Wellbeing of Secondary School Students in New Zealand. Technical Report 2008, Adolescent Health Research Group, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
28. Denny S.J., Milfont T.L., Utter J., et al. Hand-held internet tablets for school-based data collection. BMC Res Notes 2008, 1:52. Accessed July 16, 2012. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/1/52/.
29. Statistics New Zealand Statistical Standard for Ethnicity 2005, Statistics New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand.
30. Salmond C., Crampton P., Atkinson J. NZDep2006 Index of Deprivation 2007, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
31. Boutelle K.N., Birnbaum A.S., Lytle L.A., Murray D.M., Story M. Associations between perceived family meal environment and parent intake of fruit, vegetables, and fat. J Nutr Educ Behav 2003, 35:24-29.
32. Fulkerson J.A., Neumark-Sztainer D., Story M. Adolescent and parent views of family meals. J Am Diet Assoc 2006, 106:526-532.
33. Neumark-Sztainer D., Story M., Ackard D.M., Moe J., Perry C. Family meals among adolescents: findings from a pilot study. J Nutr Educ 2000, 32:335-340.
34. Neumark-Sztainer D., Story M., Ackard D.M., Moe J., Perry C. The " Family Meal": views of adolescents. J Nutr Educ 2000, 32:329-334.
35. Welsh E.M., French S.A., Wall M. Examining the relationship between family meal frequency and individual dietary intake: does family cohesion play a role?. J Nutr Educ Behav 2011, 43:229-235.
36. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About BMI for Children and Teens. Updated September 13, 2011. Accessed October 8, 2012. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_bmi/about_childrens_bmi.html.
37. Utter J., Denny S., Crengle S., et al. Socio-economic differences in eating-related attitudes, behaviours and environments of adolescents. Public Health Nutr 2011, 14:629-634.
38. Utter J., Denny S., Crengle S., et al. Overweight among New Zealand adolescents: associations with ethnicity and deprivation. Int J Pediatr Obes 2010, 5:461-466.
39. Health Sponsorship Council. Tips for healthy eating: Eat together. Feeding Our Families Web site. Accessed June 15, 2012. http://www.feedingourfamilies.org.nz/healthy-eating/eat-together.
40. Eisenberg M.E., Olson R.E., Neumark-Sztainer D., Story M., Bearinger L.H. Correlations between family meals and psychosocial well-being among adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004, 158:792-796.
41. Fulkerson J.A., Kubik M.Y., Story M., Lytle L., Arcan C. Are there nutritional and other benefits associated with family meals among at-risk youth?. J Adolesc Health 2009, 45:389-395.
42. Fulkerson J.A., Story M., Mellin A., Leffert N., Neumark-Sztainer D., French S.A. Family dinner meal frequency and adolescent development: relationships with developmental assets and high-risk behaviors. J Adolesc Health 2006, 39:337-345.
43. Eisenberg M.E., Neumark-Sztainer D., Feldman S. Does TV viewing during family meals make a difference in adolescent substance use?. Prev Med 2009, 48:585-587.
44. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University The Importance of Family Dinners IV 2007, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, New York, NY.
45. White J., Halliwell E. Alcohol and tobacco use during adolescence: the importance of the family mealtime environment. J Health Psychol 2010, 15:526-532.
46. Rosenkranz R.R., Dzewaltowski D.A. Promoting better family meals for girls attending summer programs. J Nutr Educ Behav 2009, 41:65-67.
47. Fulkerson J.A., Rydell S., Kubik M.Y., et al. Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME): feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes of a pilot study. Obesity 2010, 18(suppl 1):S69-S74.