{"id":9321,"date":"2019-12-07T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/?p=9321"},"modified":"2019-12-09T17:50:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T15:50:39","slug":"why-do-we-eat-more-with-other-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/why-do-we-eat-more-with-other-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do We Eat More With Other People?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the holidays<\/a>, we realize how much we do enjoy eating with company.<\/strong> The added pounds are not only from the extra-calories we gain through the holiday food<\/strong>. In fact, some of them have to do with the quantity of food we allow ourselves to eat<\/strong>. Therefore, if you were wondering about the reasons why we eat more with other people, then here is the scientific explanation. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Study Reveals The Truth<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In a case study back in 2006, an experiment<\/a> gathered 132 people and gave them either 12 or 36 minutes to eat cookies and pizza<\/strong>. The main point was to show that the longer you take to eat, the more you end up eating.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The participants were seated alone, in pairs or in group of 4. However, the results of careful observation of behavior,<\/strong> found that the size of the group didn’t matter.<\/strong> Actually, regardless of the number of companions, eating with people increases your food intake.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Drive To Indulge Is Triggered By The Need to Behave<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Eating with other people increases your consumption time<\/strong>, because you are also focused on social interactions as oppose to merely eating. <\/strong>According to another Japanese study,<\/a> sharing food with others means also sharing your eating habits.<\/strong> Moreover, they explained that we get the need to ”behave”<\/strong> which usually affects how much we eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, eating with familiar people triggers a different social facilitation than with strangers.<\/strong> Because in the latter, you tend to watch out for what you are eating, and people tend to go for smaller portions than desired.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is It Good For You To Eat With Other People?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Finally, the answer to question is neither a yes nor a no<\/strong>. Being able to eat with other people increases our social interactions and allows us to eat slower, even if we eat too much.<\/strong> On the other hand, eating alone consists of one main focus,<\/strong> which is the act of eating. However, new emerging research<\/a> argues that eating in front of a mirror is the best form of eating for you<\/strong>. Well, that explains why many restaurants have prominent mirrors everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Pixabay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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