Don't just eat and watch TV

Either way, you should have dinner with your family. But don't turn on the TV at the same time. A new study found that the whole family dinner will lose its effect when people eat and glued to the screen.

"When you turn on the TV, people are essentially eating alone," said Arlene Spark, assistant professor of nutrition at Hunter University in New York. "Eating and chatting with family will help make the meal more delicious. People should turn off the TV and talk together. It is a good habit to train children."

Bonnie Taub-Dix, a spokesman for the American Dietetic Association and a nutrition consultant in New York, said: "You need to be very considerate when you turn on the TV and in this age, it's rare for the whole family to can gather together to enjoy dinner, so that time is very precious ".

Previous studies have also shown that children who crush TVs will eat less and are more likely to use stimulants. Also, when people eat their eyes on the TV, they won't pay attention to what they're eating."In today's obesity epidemic, TV not only makes you less active, it also distracts you, doesn't know how much you're eating," Taub-Dix said.

In the study, more than 1,300 parents were interviewed about the number of days of the week eating the meal together, the number of times the TV was turned on when eating, and how many fruits and vegetables were eaten.

The results show that vegetables appear more often during meals when the whole family eats together. The amount of vegetables decreases every time the TV is turned on during meals. Experts say vegetables are an important ingredient in nutrition and help reduce cardiovascular disease and some cancers.

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