SynthesisPloS one2020
Family meal frequency and its association with food consumption and nutritional status in adolescents: A systematic review.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Family Mealtimes: A Systematic Umbrella Review of Characteristics, Correlates, Outcomes and Interventions.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Children's experiences of meals after obesity treatment: a qualitative follow-up four years after a randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2022Trial
- Photovoice as a Methodology in Obesity Research: A Scoping Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Article
- Dietary Adequacy and Its Associated Factors Among Adolescents in a Rural District of Sindh.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Men's preconception diet quality patterns predict supportive food parenting practices: evidence from a longitudinal cohort study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Development of the Canadian Eating Practices Screener for Adolescents to assess eating practices based on Canada's Food Guide 2019 recommendations.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Breakfast frequency, lifestyle-related factors and their association with body weight status among Polish primary school children aged 10 to 12 years: results from a nationwide cross-sectional study.Nutrition journal · 2025Article
- Exploring the quality and pattern of diet in relation to eating disorder among Bengalee adolescent girls.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Strong Families Start at Home/Familias Fuertes Comienzan en Casa-Improving Child Diet Quality and Parental Feeding Practices: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Multifactorial Determinants of Childhood Eating Behaviors: Insights and Interventions Using the Social Ecological Model.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The influence of family in children's feeding difficulties: an integrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- Regular Family Meals Associated with Nutritional Status, Food Consumption, and Sedentary and Eating Behaviors of Brazilian Schoolchildren and Their Caregivers.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Associations between eating habits and mental health among adolescents in five nordic countries: a cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Rethinking family-based obesity treatment.Clinical obesity · 2023Review
- Financial satisfaction, food security, and shared meals are foundations of happiness among older persons in Thailand.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Association between diet quality and type of meal companion: the 2013-2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES).Nutrition research and practice · 2023Article
- Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Home Nutrition Environment among Low-Income Minority Households with Elementary-Aged Children.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Food Insecurity and Parent Feeding Practices in Urban and Rural Children Ages 7-12 years.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2023Article
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Abstract
This systematic review evaluated the association between frequency of family meals (FFM) and nutritional status (NS) and/or food consumption (FC) in adolescents. The protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42017062180) and followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. No publication date, language, or meal type restrictions were imposed. Only full-text original articles were included; qualitative studies were excluded. Studies were identified by searching 5 electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, BVS Brazil, and Adolec) and gray literature (Google Scholar) and by scanning reference lists of included articles. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for cohort and cross-sectional studies. Initial search yielded 2001 results and 47 articles were included. An updated literature search added 3 articles. Of the 50 studies included, 25 studied the association between FFM and NS, 32 investigated the association between FFM and FC, being that seven studies analyzed both outcomes. Thirty-four were cross-sectional studies, 12 were longitudinal studies, and 4 studies analyzed both cross-sectional and longitudinal data. Thirty-five studies were rated as having good quality, whereas 19 were of fair quality. Sample size ranged from 140 to 102 072 participants. Most investigations evaluated the frequency of breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner/supper/evening meals over a 1-week period. Seventeen studies identified a positive relationship between high FFM and better NS, and 26 found a positive association between high FFM and better FC. In conclusion, this review showed an association between FFM and healthy dietary patterns, such as increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. Further research is needed to understand the association between FFM and NS, since some studies showed a protective role of family meals against obesity in this age group, whereas other studies identified no significant association between these variables.
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