We Eat In Front Of The Computer - We Eat More And Then

Author: Mark Velov Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

We Eat In Front Of The Computer - We Eat More And Then

Scientists have found that eating while on the computer does not satiate us enough and we tend to eat often afterwards.

Very often, while sitting in front of the computer and clicking on the keyboard, we reach for our lunch with one hand.

Eating at the desk makes us eat even after that, say researchers at the University of Bristol, who are studying the ways in which memory and attention affect appetite.

In their study, some of the participants had to eat a lunch containing nine different foods while playing Solitaire, a computer card game. The second group are left to feed without being distracted.

The team found that Solitaire players felt less full while having lunch. Half an hour later, the distracted participants consumed twice as many snacks as the other group.

At the end of the test, it turns out that participants who ate in front of the computer had a harder time remembering the foods they ate at lunch.

The researchers found that distractions during meals can lead to increased food intake later in the day, which in turn can have a significant impact on obesity.

Previous studies have shown a similar effect in people who eat in front of the TV. However, the latest study expands the scope of previous findings. It shows how other "screen activities" can affect food intake in an unexpected way.

We Eat In Front Of The Computer - We Eat More And Then

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