They were also 24 percent more likely to eat healthy foods and have healthy eating habits than those who didn't share three meals with their families, the journal Pediatrics reports.

Method: The dietary stae of 38 normal children, 53 dwarf children and 53 obese children were investigated. The relationship between diet and growth was studial.

Now pregnant with her second child, Lepine says she is taking a different approach with a healthier diet and participating in new form of exercise with her infant son.