Want to cut down on your daily food intake? Eating solo could help

Social norms might 'permit' overeating in company but sanction it when eating alone. Also, providing food is associated with praise and recognition, strengthening social bonds. The researchers called the phenomenon of eating more with friends and family 'social facilitation'. Previous studies found that those eating with others ate up to 48 per cent more than solo diners and women with obesity eating socially consumed up to 29 per cent more than when eating alone. They found that this social facilitation effect on eating was not observed across studies which had looked at food intake among people who were not well-acquainted. Healthy menus begin with a healthier choice: Try millet seekh kebabs 'People want to convey positive impressions to strangers. Selecting small portions may provide a means of doing so and this may be why the social facilitation of eating is less pronounced among groups of strangers,' Ruddock said. The researchers explained that ancient hunter-gatherers shared food because it ensured equitable food distribution. In the case of social facilitation, we have inherited a mechanism that now exerts a powerful influence on unhealthy dietary intakes, the researchers said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://justpaste.it/20z3x