April 23/San Diego/UPI -- More than 40% of the typical U.S. food budget is spent on eating out, but family meals at home are linked to healthier eating, U.S. researchers said.
Study co-authors Jennifer Martin-Biggers, Amanda Berhaupt-Glickstein, John Worobey and Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, all from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, said aside from negative effects on the family budget, eating out has been shown to be generally associated with poor food choices and bad health.