Study says families who dine together are healthierBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNAA study published on Tuesday by the Cancer Care Foundation linked families that dine together with healthier diets for children. The findings showed that the more frequently children shared meals with their family, the healthier their diet they had, the statement cited foundation president Chen Yueh-ching (陳月卿) as saying. Families that banned children from using phones or tablets during mealtimes reported a corresponding improvement in the children’s diet, she said. Parents are urged to make soft drinks for their children as a replacement for saccharine beverages sold commercially, Chen said. An earlier study published on Sunday by the Child Welfare Foundation showed that 30.2 percent of Taiwanese children are overweight, 5.2 points higher than the average obesity rate globally.

Source: Taipei Times January 07, 2026 17:15 UTC