Does your child often skip meals? Find out and ensure that he/she doesn't. A study claims that it has become a trend among kids to skip lunches. What did the study find? It was found that 13 percent of younger children and 17 percent of 9-13 year olds skip lunch on a given day.The researchers also claim that the behaviour persisted throughout the week and nearly a quarter of 9-13 year olds skip lunch on the weekends. (Read: Why children need to learn about nutrition) How was the study conducted? The researchers analysed the data from 2009-2013 National Health and