Valeria Skafida’s research into family meal habits using Growing up in Scotland data makes headlines again this week

‘Eating with parents boosts toddlers health’ finds study Observer, 6 May http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/may/05/healthy-eating-children-snacks

‘Chidlren who eat adult meals have healthier diets’ The Scotsman, 5 May http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/children-who-eat-adult-meals-have-healthier-diets-1-2920910

‘Healthiest children are those who eat the same as their parents’, 5 May http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319770/Healthiest-children-eat-parents.html

Read more about the research, including a briefing and published paper