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Dim Sum and Income
October 14th, 2008 by asithi · 3 Comments
Tagged Dining Out, Friends, Family, and Food, Dining Out, Weight Issues
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I notice that as incomes increase with my friends, the frequency of eating at restaurants also increases. It almost seems to be an inevitable conclusion, along with an expanding waistline.
According to the National Restaurant Association, “household income of $75,000 or more eat an average of 4.9 commercially prepared meals per week, compared with 3.2 meals for those with an income of less than $15,000.” …………..
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May 15th, 2008 by asithi · 5 Comments
Tagged Friends, Family, and Food, Dining Out, social eating
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, when one person increase or decrease their weight, their closest friends and family are likely to do the same. Our social networks define our social norms and behaviors. If we are surrounded by people who are health conscious, then we are likely to do the [...]
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April 18th, 2008 by asithi · No Comments
Tagged Friends, Family, and Food, Weight, women vs men
This article on msnbc makes me a little angry. The man is writing in for advice because his wife is getting too fat for him and he thinks it is all her fault. But here is the kicker, he was not particularly physically attracted to her in the first place, but it seemed to bother [...]
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April 13th, 2008 by asithi · No Comments
Tagged Friends, Family, and Food, family and food, healthy eating
Living in this century is all about time or shall I say the lack of time. With both parents working and scheduled activities for our kids, we trim our free time to the minimum and often multitask. We know that meal times can enhance our family and social ties to each other, but we choose [...]
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January 11th, 2008 by asithi · No Comments
Tagged Dining Out, Friends, Family, and Food
My friend, Nina, loved food. She is always the one organizing our group’s lunches, birthday parties, or dinners. My groups of friends get together over food at least once a week. It is easy for us to make plans for these food related events since we work for the same company. The week before Christmas, [...]
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