Family Resiliency Center, Human and Community Development, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Pediatrics. 2011 Jun;127(6):e1565-74. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1440. Epub 2011 May 2.
We used meta-analytic methods to examine the frequency of shared family mealtimes in relation to nutritional health in children and adolescents. The primary objective was to determine consistency and strength of effects across 17 studies that examined overweight and obese, food consumption and eating patterns, and disordered eating.
The total sample size for all studies was 182 836 children and adolescents (mean sample age: 2.8-17.3 years). Pooled odds ratios were calculated. A random-effects model was used to estimate all outcomes.
The frequency of shared family meals is significantly related to nutritional health in children and adolescents. Children and adolescents who share family meals 3 or more times per week are more likely to be in a normal weight range and have healthier dietary and eating patterns than those who share fewer than 3 family meals together. In addition, they are less likely to engage in disordered eating.
Educational and public health initiatives aimed at promoting shared family mealtimes may improve nutritional health of children and adolescents. Clinicians may advise their patients about the benefits of sharing 3 or more family mealtimes per week; benefits include a reduction in the odds for overweight (12%), eating unhealthy foods (20%), and disordered eating (35%) and an increase in the odds for eating healthy foods (24%).
我们采用荟萃分析方法，考察儿童和青少年共用餐的频率与营养健康之间的关系。主要目的是确定 17 项研究中超重和肥胖、食物摄入和进食模式以及饮食失调的一致性和效应强度。
所有研究的总样本量为 182836 名儿童和青少年（平均样本年龄：2.8-17.3 岁）。计算汇总的优势比。采用随机效应模型估计所有结果。
共用餐的频率与儿童和青少年的营养健康显著相关。每周共用餐 3 次或以上的儿童和青少年，其体重处于正常范围且饮食和进食模式更健康的可能性，高于共用餐少于 3 次的儿童和青少年。此外，他们饮食失调的可能性也较低。
旨在促进共用餐的教育和公共卫生举措，可能会改善儿童和青少年的营养健康。临床医生可以建议其患者每周共用餐 3 次或以上，因为这可以降低超重的几率（12%）、食用不健康食物的几率（20%）和饮食失调的几率（35%），并增加食用健康食物的几率（24%）。
