Read this new report in The Washington Times. Harvard Medical School is asking doctors to recommend that youngsters eat old-fashioned family dinners at home to prevent obesity and curb risky habits.
"Doctors should encourage teens to limit their intake of food prepared away from home and eat family dinners together," said Dr. Elsie Taveras, a pediatrician and childhood obesity specialist who led the research. Home is simply healthier.
The Harvard researchers tracked the food choices, weight, physical activities and social habits of 14,355 children, ages 9 to 14, from all 50 states.
Researchers believe parents and children should receive " Nutritional Reality Check." There is no doubt this is a public health tragedy.
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