News tagged with regular family meals

Regular family meals result in better eating habits for adolescents

Good eating habits can result when families eat together. In the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers from the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota report on one ...

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Does dinner make a strong family, or does a strong family make dinner?

The family meal is often touted and encouraged for its social and health benefits, but a new Cornell University study questions the nature of this association, finding that the perceived benefits may not be as strong or as ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review: Google Docs, the perfect bridesmaid

(AP) -- For do-most-of-it-yourself brides, wedding planning means lists, lists and more lists, with some spreadsheets thrown in for good measure. There are also the long, endlessly pored-over documents of ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mental time-travel in birds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain types of birds may track army ant swarms using sophisticated memory and the ability to plan for the future.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Marketers target kids with tech

Isabella Sweet doesn't wear a target on her chest. But kid marketers covet this 9-year-old as if she does. Perhaps it's because she's a techie.

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created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wine consumption declining in France

(PhysOrg.com) -- If asked what you associate France with, you're most likely to say fashion, cheese and of course ... wine. But a new study shows that the Frenchman and Frenchwoman's love of wine may be losing ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Group buying sites boost e-commerce in Asia

Innovative "group buying" sites offering bargains on everything from meals to travel packages are catching on in Asia as companies harness the power of social media to influence consumer behaviour.

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created May 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mum's the word when it comes to children's happiness

As part of the study, which will follow 40,000 UK households over a number of years, young people aged between 10 to 15 years have been asked how satisfied they are with their lives. The findings indicate that a mother's ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Regular breakfast helps reduce lead poisoning in children

It is known that fasting increases lead absorption in adults and consequently regular meals and snacks are recommended for children to prevent lead poisoning. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...

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created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleepy connected Americans

The 2011 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed. It also finds that a significant number of Americans aren't getting ...

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created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nursing, engineering professors developing device to get seniors moving

For those of us living the frenetic modern lifestyle, sitting in one place for a long period might seem like a vacation. But for those who are retired, it can lead to health complications.

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created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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