Effects of eating dinner alone on overweight in Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional survey

• Main Authors: Takako Shirasawa (Author), Hirotaka Ochiai (Author), Takahiko Yoshimoto (Author), Masaaki Matoba (Author), Yuma Sunaga (Author), Hiromi Hoshino (Author), Akatsuki Kokaze (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The decrease in the frequency of family meals among Asian youth is often lamented. In Japan, adolescents who eat breakfast alone might have an unhealthy diet, which increases the risk of overweight or obese. However, there are few studies on the relationship between eating dinner...