Cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations between family meals frequency and children's overweight/obesity in families at high risk of type 2 diabetes: The Feel4Diabetes ‐ study
Authors' conclusion
A high frequency of family breakfasts and/or dinners but not lunch during childhood is associated with lower odds of overweight/obesity development in children from families at high risk of T2D. The promotion of family meals could help in preventing the development of overweight/obesity among children.
Study context
- Population
- Parent-child dyads from families at high risk of T2D, six European countries; 52% girls, 72% mothers
- Participants
- 989 parent-child dyads
- Exposure
- Family meals ≥3 times/week vs lower frequency
- Outcome
- Child overweight/obesity
- Follow-up
- two-year follow-up
Methodological detailscross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of the Feel4Diabetes study, multinational (six European countries), stratified by child sex, two-year follow-up
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of the Feel4Diabetes study
- Multinational (six European countries)
- Stratified by child sex
- Two-year follow-up
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Overweight/obesity at follow-up
≥3 family breakfasts and/or dinners/week vs Lower frequencyOdds ratio (95% CI)
Boys
0.65(0.41–0.96)
Girls
0.53(0.31–0.87)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Child BMI at T2
- High frequency of family breakfasts and/or dinners inversely associated with BMI in boys and girls
Change in family meals frequency and overweight/obesity · follow-up
- Increase in family breakfasts and/or dinners frequency associated with lower odds of overweight/obesity in boys and girls
Original publication
Cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations between family meals frequency and children's overweight/obesity in families at high risk of type 2 diabetes: The Feel4Diabetes ‐ study. Pediatr Obes. Published 11 January 2023. doi:10.
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