It's found in a study that if you stay with a spouse who eats light, especially at night, you will be shedding all those extra kilos & get into a shape you ever wanted and you deserve it.
As per the study, this psychological effect, known as
social modelling, leads people to eat less than they normally would if alone
when their companion consumes a small amount of food. Internal signals like
hunger and feeling full can often be unreliable guides. “In these situations,
people can look to the example of others to decide how much food they should
consume.” Explained associate professor Lenny Vartanian from University of New
South Wales’ School of Psychology.
For the study, the team analyzed the results of 38 subjects
in which the amount of food that people ate in company was measured. The research
shows that social factors are a powerful influence on consumption. “When the
companion eats very little, people suppress their food intake and eat less than
they normally would if alone,” Vartanian added.
If the partner eats a large amount, people have the freedom
to eat their normal intake or even more if they want. The effect is observed in
many different situations: with healthy and unhealthy snack foods, during
meals, when the diner has been deprived of food for up to day and among
children. “It even occurs when the companion is not physically present and
diners are simply given a written indication of what that other person ate,”
the authors wrote.
The effect appears to be stronger in women than men. This may be because women tend to be more concerned about how they are viewed by others when they are eating.
The effect appears to be stronger in women than men. This may be because women tend to be more concerned about how they are viewed by others when they are eating.
