Girlsthateatwiththeirfamiliesarelesslikelytodevelopeatingdisordersastudysays.
Newresearchshowsgirlswhoregularlyhave 21 mealsaremuchlesslikelytoadoptextremeweightcontrol22 suchasvomiting(呕吐)usinglaxatives(泻药)ordietpills.
Astudy 23 morethan2500Americanhighschoolstudentsfoundthatgirlswhoatefiveormorefamilymealsaweekhadamuchhealthier24 withfoodinlaterlife.
Theresearch 25 ininternationalmagazineArchivesofPediatricsandAdolescentMedicinepolledstudentsaged13to17in1999whowere 26 fiveyearslater.Regularfamilymealswerefoundtohaveaprotectiveeffect27 thegirls’ageweightsocio-economicstatus 28habitsorrelationshipwithherfamily.
Expertssaydoctorsshould 29 familiestohavedinneratthetable 30 onthecouchinfrontofthetelevisionto31seriouseatingdisorders.
BelindaDaltondirectorofeatingdisordersclinicTheOakHousesaid 32 withfamilyhelped"normalize"(正常化)youngpeople'srelationshipwithfood.
"Whentheyoungarefeelingthatthey'renotdealingproperlythey 33 somethingthattheycancontrolandfoodissomething 34 andaccessibleforthemtocontrol.35 ifthey'resittingwiththeirfamilyonaregularbasisthentheirfamilycanbemorein 36 oftheireating"MsDaltonsaid."It'saboutyoungpeoplefeeling 37 theirfamilyandthatbuildsself-esteem(自尊)andsenseof38 andthatworksveryactivelyagainstsomeonedevelopinganeatingdisorder."
AneatingdisordersexpertKirstyGreenwoodsaidmealtimeswereoftendifficultforsufferers."It'stypicalthattheyfeelvery 39 oftheireatinghabitsandoftenwon'teatwithotherpeople.Perhapsit'sbecausetheyhaven't 40 theimportanceofthefamilymealintheirgrowingup"shesaid.