A new study suggests that teens who have infrequent family dinners (fewer than three per week) are more likely to use alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs:

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20100922/family-dinners-reduce-teen-drug-use

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2010-family-dinners-report-finds-teens-who-have-infrequent-family-dinners-likelier-to-expect-to-use-drugs-in-the-future-103499414.html

and tht meals together improves the functioning of kids with asthma:

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-mealtime-asthma-20110205,0,2753785.story

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