In our daily life, we like to sit and eat with friends and family to get rid of stress. It is often said that eating together increases love, but Canadian scientists have claimed in a study that there is a possibility of weight gain by doing so. The study is published in the journal ‘Consumer Psychology’.
According to scientists, we often share small food items like chips and snacks with family or friends in restaurants. Doing so can lead to excessive calorie consumption and this habit leads people to ignore weight gain from food.
Scientists conducted three tests on 719 people for their research. He said, “Sometimes we have food on a plate in front of us and we know very well how many calories we are consuming but in the meantime, we think that since this plate of food is not just ours, While sharing food with other people i.e., people feel less weight because they feel that this food is not theirs only.
It was also found in the study that how much ghee and oil is in the food, we are not able to guess this while sharing. We see it as ‘free’ and want to eat more and more. That is, eating together can cause problems in controlling weight. We consume more calories by sharing it with others while eating and drinking. Be mindful of your body weight when sharing a meal.
