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　　Girls that eat with their families are less likely to develop eating disorders, a study says．

　　New research shows girls who regularly have 　　1　　 meals are much less likely to adopt extreme weight control 　　2　　 such as vomiting(呕吐), using laxatives(泻药)or diet pills．

　　A study 　　3　　 more than 2500 American high school students found that girls who ate five or more family meals a week had a much healthier 　　4　　 with food in later life．

　　The research, 　　5　　 in international magazine Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, polled students aged 13 to 17 in 1999 who were 　　6　　 five years later．Regular family meals were found to have a protective effect 　　7　　 the girls’ age, weight, socio-economic status, 　　8　　 habits or relationship with her family．

　　Experts say doctors should 　　9　　 families to have dinner at the table 　　10　　 on the couch in front of the television to 　　11　　 serious eating disorders．

　　Belinda Dalton, director of eating disorders clinic the Oak House, said 　　12　　 with family helped "normalize"(正常化)young people's relationship with food．

　　"When the young are feeling that they're not dealing properly, they 　　13　　 something that they can control and food is something 　　14　　 and accessible for them to control．　　15　　, if they're sitting with their family on a regular basis then their family can be more in 　　16　　 of their eating," Ms Dalton said．"It's about young people feeling connected with their family and that builds self-esteem(自尊)and sense of 　　17　　 and that works very actively 　　18　　 someone developing an eating disorder．"

　　An eating disorders expert, Kirsty Greenwood, said meal times were often difficult for sufferers．"It's typical that they feel very 　　19　　 of their eating habits and often won't eat with other people．Perhaps it's because they haven't 　　20　　 the importance of the family meal in their growing up," she said．