Abstract
Information regarding associations between types of away-from-home family meal sources
and obesity and other chronic diseases could help guide dietetics practitioners. The
present study describes the purchase frequency of away-from-home food sources for
family dinner (fast food, other restaurant purchases, home delivery, and takeout foods)
and associations with weight status and percent body fat among adolescents (n=723)
and parents (n=723) and related biomarkers of chronic disease among adolescents (n=367).
A cross-sectional study design was used with baseline parent surveys and anthropometry/fasting
blood samples from two community-based obesity studies (2006-2008) in Minnesota. Logistic
regression and general linear modeling assessed associations between frequency of
family dinner sources (weekly vs none in past week) and outcomes (parent and adolescent
overweight/obesity and percent body fat; adolescent metabolic risk cluster z score, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein,
triglycerides, fasting glucose, insulin, and systolic blood pressure. Models accounted
for clustering and adjusted for study allocation, baseline meal frequency, and demographic
characteristics. The odds of overweight/obesity were considerably greater when families
reported at least one away-from-home dinner purchase in the past week (odds ratio=1.2
to 2.6). Mean percent body fat, metabolic risk cluster z scores, and insulin levels were significantly greater with weekly purchases of family
dinner from fast-food restaurants (P<0.05). Mean percent body fat, metabolic risk cluster z scores, and high-density lipoprotein levels were significantly higher for families
who purchased weekly family dinner from takeout sources (P<0.05). Although frequent family dinners may be beneficial for adolescents, the source
of dinners is likely as important in maintaining a healthy weight. Interventions should
focus on encouragement of healthful family meals.
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Biography
J. A. Fulkerson is an associate professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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M. Y. Kubik is an associate professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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K. Farbakhsh is a senior research fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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L. Lytle is a professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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M. O. Hearst is a research associate, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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D. R. Dengel is an associate professor, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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K. E. Pasch is an assistant professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas, Austin
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2011
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