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June 29th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda THURSDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) — The more work-related
stress parents experience, the more likely their children are to eat
unhealthy meals, a new study shows.
“Who would have thought that a child’s nutrition is affected by
[parents] worrying about their jobs?” said Katherine Bauer, a researcher
and assistant professor of public health at Temple University‘s Center for
Obesity Research and Education. Bauer conducted the research while at the
University of Minnesota.
The research is published in the current issue of the journal Social
Science Medicine.
Bauer and her colleagues used data from a study of more than 3,700
parents of teens living in a Midwestern metropolitan area. Only 64 percent
of fathers and 46 percent of mothers were employed full time.
Those mothers employed full time had fewer meals as a family, served
more fast-food meals and encouraged their teens to eat healthy less often,
the researchers found. They had lower fruit and vegetable intake and spent
less time on food preparation than moms who worked part time or who were
not employed.
The fathers’ only difference by employment status was that full-time
workers had fewer hours of food preparation than those who worked part
time or were not employed.
Mothers spent more hours on food preparation than fathers, no matter
their employment status, Bauer said.
Parents with high stress levels were more likely to have fast food for
family meals, less likely to encourage their children to eat healthy and
more likely to eat fewer servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
Mothers with high stress levels served an average of four family meals
a week, while those with low stress levels served 5.5 meals. Fathers with
high stress levels had 4.1 family meals weekly; those with low stress
levels had 5.7 family meals a week.
The findings were not surprising to Dr. Alice Lichtenstein, professor
of nutrition science and policy at Tufts University in Boston.
“Work stress can affect many areas of daily life, including meal times
and quality,” she said.
The solution? Bauer said children should learn to help prepare and cook
meals. The entire family also can help with grocery shopping.
Lichtenstein agreed. “Teaching both parents and children how to take
advantage of quick, easy, healthy and common food items we are fortunate
to have in the marketplace can ease the load on any one member of the
family,” she said.
“No one wants to have to go out shopping after a tiring day, whether it
be work, classes or after-school activities,” Lichtenstein continued. “A
little advance planning can ensure the components of a quick, healthy meal
are on hand.”
Her suggestions: Stock the freezer with frozen vegetables and lean
sources of protein, such as chicken or shrimp. You can make a variety of
healthy stir-fry dishes that can be assembled quickly. Also have on hand
fresh salad greens and tofu.
“The other important part of the equation is ensuring that everyone in
the household feels confident pitching in, whether it be tearing up
lettuce leaves and setting the table for younger children or cutting and
cooking for older household members,” Lichtenstein said. “The key is to
have the basic ingredients and the knowledge to use them for meal
preparation.”
More information
To learn more about good nutrition, see the dietary guidelines at the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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