The tradition of families getting together to eat meals is disappearing. What are the reasons? What are the impacts?

In recent years, there has emerged a situation in which fewer and fewer families are gathering together in order to have a meal. A number of

people

have attributed

this

phenomenon to the higher working hours and the soar in popularity of fast

food

.

This

has

consequently

resulted in several adverse impacts on the relationship and health of families. To commence, one of the most prominent factors behind

this

trend appears in the increasing work demand from corporations in recent years.

This

has led to the common situation of labourers having to participate in overtime shifts more frequently, which greatly reduces the

amount

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of time workers have to spend with their families,

thus

, family

meals

tend to lack several family members. As a consequence,

this

can result in a general consensus that family

meals

are of little importance.

In addition

, the popularity of fast

food

may contribute to

this

trend as well, owing to the fact that junk

food

is widely recognized to be a quick, convenient and tasty alternative to fill

people

's stomachs, that the majority of individuals, nowadays, would prefer to consume takeaways to home-cooked

meals

. Unfortunately,

this

habit of eating may do more harm than good.

First

of all, it is evident that gathering together to have a meal can considerably enhance the bonds between family members thanks to the fact that

this

is one of the rare moments of the day where kin could share with each other.

Therefore

, the absence of traditional family

meals

means that familiar relationships can be significantly more fragile, which may lead to disharmony between family members.

Furthermore

, the alleviation of homemade

meals

correlates with the increasing trend of

people

eating out.

This

,

however

, can deteriorate individuals' health conditions as a diet mostly consisting of fast

food

is unlikely to provide the adequate nutritional value that dishes from home can. In conclusion, the increasing absence of family

meals

is believed to be rooted in the higher requirement of work as well as the escalating consumption of junk

food

. Meanwhile,

this

phenomenon brings a plethora of negative effects,

for instance

, the deprivation of familiar bonds and the deterioration of

people

's health.