Correlation /= Causation!

[velvetpage]

You'd think Scientific American would know that. I mean, really. Two little words: OUTSIDE FACTORS. Talk about bad scientific reporting.

Link courtesy of urban_homestead.

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[snobahr.livejournal.com]

• We have the TV on at dinner.
• Veg/fruit is already factored into the mealplan.
• Dessert is not an option if the fruit/veg is not finished.
• Seconds are frequently asked for.

Scientific American probably doesn't want to hear from me, since we don't fit into that tidy pigeonhole.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

We eat in front of the tv when the dining room table and/or kitchen are too disorganized to eat at the table, or when people are over and there isn't enough room for everyone at the table. In the first case, there's a good chance that the disorganization of the table is directly related to disorganization of supper, in which case, we may be eating fast food or some other easy-fix supper. So, correlation but no causation, there - refusing to eat in front of the TV would not necessarily mean I was spending more time cooking that meal. In the second case, we're cooking for a crowd, and there are often MORE vegetables involved.

[merlyn4401.livejournal.com]

We have never eaten dinner in front of the TV, except when we feed the kids first and put them to bed so we can watch a movie. And admittedly, those are our most unhealthy meals - those are always the nights when we order pizza or chinese.

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

My TV emits anti fruit and vegetable rays. It's freaky.

I can't remember having a family dinner. Maybe when I was a little kid (Christmas and Easter not included). We bond over TV shows.