Results: Hierarchical sequential multiple regression identified nine independent variables that contributed significantly to predicting the frequency of family dinners. Meal-planning capability was the strongest predictor, followed by an increased number of children in the household, lower income bracket, being White, and mothers who are not externally employed, want the family to eat together,...

  the purpose of this semi-experimental,cross-over and perspective study was to investigate the effect of the number of the meals on fasting serum,colestrol,triglyceride,glucose,and serum glucose at time intervals of 0.5,1,1.5 and 2 hours after eating a standard breakfast(BTT) included 125g of taftoon bread,cheese 40g,50g of 2.5% milk which contains 470kcal of energy,75g of carbohydrate,20g of...

Objective: This study identified perceptions of family meal benefits and family meal preplanning patterns among African Americans (AAs) living in health disparity zip codes in the Deep South. Design: Surveys that included demographic information, perceptions about family meal benefits, and preplanning behaviors Results: Study participants with limited meal preplanning practices were less likely...

BACKGROUND Increasing meal frequency is commonly used in the clinical practice as part of the nutritional treatment of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2), although its effect on metabolic control parameters is controversial. AIM To evaluate the association of energy intake, meal frequency, and amount of carbohydrates with fasting plasma glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin in a group...

BACKGROUND Diets of U.S. adolescents and adults do not meet recommendations, increasing risk of chronic disease. This study examined trajectories and predictors of eating behaviors in U.S. youth from age 16-20 years, and evaluated longitudinal associations of eating behaviors with weight outcomes. METHODS Data come from the first four waves (years) of the NEXT Generation Health Study, a natio...

Objective Despite numerous reports on the effects of meal frequency on biochemical parameters such as plasma lipid profile, glucose and insulin, there is almost no study to investigate the influence of meal frequency on immune system. In the present article, for the first time, the effect of meal frequency on complement components C3 and C4, as key components of the complement system, has been...