Women Eat Less In Front Of Men (Default)

Women Eat Less In Front Of Men August 25, 2009 When does a woman eat more, if there are more men are sitting at the table or more women sitting at the table? Meredith Young, PhD candidate, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior at McMaster University observed men and women in three large university cafeterias where they had a wide variety of food choices for both lunch and dinner. She watched groups of all sizes and gender make up, and noticed that the more men found in a group, the less the women ate. In contrast when women ate with other women the calorie count of their meals was significantly higher and they ate more. Asked to interpret her findings Young said, "It is possible that small food portions signal attractiveness, and women conform, whether consciously or unconsciously, to small meals in order to be seen as more attractive." Young was not surprised by her findings and believes that women are significantly influenced by advertisement. She reported that the diet industry typically uses thin women when promoting their products even though their body type does not represent the general population. Read More     Lack of Sleep Leads to Weight Gain   Adding Spices May Lower Blood Sugar   Children with TV or Computer Sleep Less   To unsubscribe or change subscriber options   click here .

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