According to a recent study, the amount of food we consume and the gender of our dining partners have more impact than our own appetite, particularly for men.
A study conducted at Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab lead to interesting findings that focus on the behaviors around food among men and women and what happens when they are eating with people of the same and opposite genders.
In the said research, men had significantly more food intake when they were exposed in the company of women than just simply dining with the same gender.
According to an interview conducted by CBS News of lead study author Kevin Kniffin, PhD, a visiting assistant professor at Cornell University, it has already been well-studied before than women tend to eat lightly when they're amongst themselves. But, the study aims to find answers to the opposite question and attempts to find further evidences which could tell that men tend to 'eat heavily' when exposed in the company of women.
