Family seating at least 20 minutes on the table cut the risk of childhood obesity

A new study shows that the involvement of the family in food and spend a suitable period on his desk could keep the thinnest children.

The British newspaper The Daily Mail, researchers at the University of Illinois They found a possibility to reduce the parents their children's risk of obesity, simply by making them sit longer on the dining table.

The study showed that only three extra minutes on the family dining table that can help in the fight against childhood obesity.

According to "study", it is revealed that among poorer families, occur additional minutes at a time marked improvement for food to maintain a normal weight for children.

Scientists have noted that the factors that play a role is likely to communicate the importance of scheduling food.

The researcher responsible for the study Barbbara Veilles, that children who sit together for more than 20 minutes mealtime four times a week, weighing significantly less than children who leave the table after 15 or 17 minutes.

The researchers looked at mealtimes for more than 200 families, They tested the cumulative effects of socio-economic factors, and the behavior during mealtime for families with children in primary school.

The researchers found that families that said, involved mealtimes is important for family life were less likely to be with children suffering from obesity.

It was found that families that talk more and interact with each other more positively during eating were more likely to have their children unharmed and weight naturally.