Título:	Regular family meals associated with nutritional status, food consumption, and sedentary and eating behaviors of Brazilian schoolchildren and their caregivers
Autor(es):	Oliveira, Giovanna Angela Leonel Buccini, Gabriela Gonçalves, Vivian Siqueira Santos Gubert, Muriel Bauermann Bertolin, Maria Natacha Toral
ORCID:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-4496 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6008-0987 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6893-8263 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0297-2340
Afiliação do autor:	University of Brasilia, Faculty of Health Science, Graduate Program in Human Nutrition University of Nevada, School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA University of Brasilia, Faculty of Health Science, Graduate Program in Public Health University of Brasilia, Faculty of Health Science, Graduate Program in Human Nutrition University of Brasilia, Faculty of Health Science, Graduate Program in Human Nutrition
Data de publicação:	9-Dez-2024
Editora:	MDPI AG
Referência:	OLIVEIRA, Giovanna Angela Leonel; BUCCINI, Gabriela; GONÇALVES, Vivian S. S.; GUBERT, Muriel Bauermann; TORAL, Natacha. Regular family meals associated with nutritional status, food consumption, and sedentary and eating behaviors of Brazilian schoolchildren and their caregivers. Foods, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 23, 3975, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13233975. Disponível em: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/23/3975. Acesso em: 8 jun. 2026.
Abstract:	The influence of family meals on nutrition and health for families has been understudied, especially in low-and middle-income countries. We aimed to analyze associations between regular family meals and body mass index (BMI), food consumption, eating, and sedentary behaviors among Brazilian schoolchildren and their caregivers. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1887 Brazilian schoolchildren aged 6–11 years and their caregivers. Caregivers provided sociodemographic data, their child’s weight and height, and the frequency of family meals. Schoolchildren provided data on gender and silhouette scale. Both provided their food consumption, eating, and sedentary behavior data. Associations between regular family meals and BMI, ultra-processed food consumption, and dietary diversity were assessed through multivariate logistic regression models. Correlations of regular family meals with eating and sedentary behaviors were assessed using Pearson chi-square. Regular family meals were frequent (86.6%), and they were associated with less unhealthy BMI in caregivers (AOR: 0.74; 95%CI: 0.5–0.9), as well as higher dietary diversity in caregivers (AOR: 1.66; 95%CI: 1.0–2.7) and in schoolchildren (AOR: 1.78; 95%CI: 1.4–2.3). The coexistence of high dietary diversity and both low ultra-processed food consumption (AOR: 1.45; 95%CI: 1.0–2.1) and healthy BMI (AOR: 1.41; 95%CI: 1.0–1.9) in children was associated with regular family meals. Regular family meals were correlated with healthy eating behaviors in child-caregiver dyads (p < 0.002) and with sedentary behavior in caregivers (p = 0.019). Our findings underscore regular family meals as a protective factor against malnutrition among Brazilian families.
Unidade Acadêmica:	Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde (FS) Departamento de Nutrição (FS NUT)
Programa de pós-graduação:	Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição Humana Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
Licença:	This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13233975
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