Neumark-Sztainer, Dianne. "Eating among teens: Do family mealtimes make a difference for adolescents' nutrition?." New Directions for Child & Adolescent Development 2006.111 (2006): 91-105. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.

Neumark studied how family meals influence their kids' health. She pointed out that meal frequency often varies with different households and families interact differently. Some sit around a table while others are scattered. Overall her study suggested that adolescents who eat more meals at home get more servings of fruits and vegetables, therefore they get an adequate amount of nutrients. Adolescents need nutrients more at this time in their life because they are still growing and developing. This will be very helpful with my research paper because it supports my argument that parents are the most influential regarding teens and their weight.