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The study, which has been carried out by the University of Illinois and published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, also discovered that children who serve themselves, also eat less than those who are given pre-plated food.
They said children learn to recognise when they are full quicker when they sit around a table, serving themselves, as opposed to sitting in front of a television and being handed their dinner. More than 100 child care centres in the US took part in the research which looked at children between the ages of two and five.
Commenting on the findings, Lead Author and Director of the Child Development Laboratory at the University of Illinois, Dr Brent McBride, said: "Family-style meals give kids a chance to learn about things like portions size and food preferences.
"When foods are pre-plated, children never develop the ability to read their body's hunger cues. They don't learn to say, okay, this is an appropriate portion size for me."
The study added that children should not be pressurised into finishing a meal as this can encourage them to eat more than they actually need.
The findings support recent research by Dr Brian Wansink, of Cornell University, and Dr Ellen van Kleef, of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, who discovered that people who eat as a family around a table instead of in front of a television, are less likely to be overweight.
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Children Who Eat Meals At The Dinner Table 'Are Slimmer'
New research has claimed that children who eat their dinner at the dining table are less likely to be overweight.The study, which has been carried out by the University of Illinois and published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, also discovered that children who serve themselves, also eat less than those who are given pre-plated food.
They said children learn to recognise when they are full quicker when they sit around a table, serving themselves, as opposed to sitting in front of a television and being handed their dinner. More than 100 child care centres in the US took part in the research which looked at children between the ages of two and five.
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Commenting on the findings, Lead Author and Director of the Child Development Laboratory at the University of Illinois, Dr Brent McBride, said: "Family-style meals give kids a chance to learn about things like portions size and food preferences.
"When foods are pre-plated, children never develop the ability to read their body's hunger cues. They don't learn to say, okay, this is an appropriate portion size for me."
The study added that children should not be pressurised into finishing a meal as this can encourage them to eat more than they actually need.
The findings support recent research by Dr Brian Wansink, of Cornell University, and Dr Ellen van Kleef, of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, who discovered that people who eat as a family around a table instead of in front of a television, are less likely to be overweight.
(JP/CD)
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