Check out more strange things that can affect how much you eat without you even realizing it:
Where you're eating
Even if your food doesn't taste so good, you might continue choking down depending on your environment. A Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin study showed that people ate the same amount of popcorn in a movie theater, whether it was old and stale or fresh and just popped. "The results show just how powerful our environment can be in triggering unhealthy behavior," study researcher David Neal, a psychology professor at the University of Southern California, said in a statement. "Sometimes willpower and good intentions are not enough, and we need to trick our brains by controlling the environment instead."
What your friends are ordering
Are your friends getting the fries or the salad? It could have an impact on what you choose to order, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association. Researchers found that peer pressure did seem to have an effect on what people ordered at a restaurant. "We want to fit in with the people we're dining with," study researcher Brenna Ellison, Ph.D., a food economist at the University of Illinois, said in the statement.
The size of your wine glass
To curb over pouring of alcohol, consider opting for a slimmer wine glass, according to a Iowa State and Cornell study. Researchers found that certain factors tend to increase the risk of over pouring, such as pouring into a glass held by a person (instead of when it's on a table), pouring into a wider glass, and pouring into a glass that doesn't match the color of the wine.
The ambience
Harsh lighting and loud music could be spurring you to eat more calories. Cornell researchers found in a Psychological Reports study that when lighting and music were made softer in restaurants, diners not only ate fewer calories, but also enjoyed their food more. "There are clear implications for restaurants wishing to help consumers slow down and enjoy their food. Yet there are also implications for consumers who want to eat less," the researchers wrote in the study.
What's visible in your kitchen shelvesYou're most likely to eat the first thing you see in your kitchen cupboards or fridges, according to another Cornell study. "It's not just where we place our food in the cupboards or in the refrigerator," Wansink, the author of this study, previously told HuffPost. "It's whether we have a cookie bowl sitting out instead of a fruit dish. It's all these factors, that we think we're too smart to be fooled by those end up being our demise."
Where you're eating
Even if your food doesn't taste so good, you might continue choking down depending on your environment. A Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin study showed that people ate the same amount of popcorn in a movie theater, whether it was old and stale or fresh and just popped. "The results show just how powerful our environment can be in triggering unhealthy behavior," study researcher David Neal, a psychology professor at the University of Southern California, said in a statement. "Sometimes willpower and good intentions are not enough, and we need to trick our brains by controlling the environment instead."
What your friends are ordering
Are your friends getting the fries or the salad? It could have an impact on what you choose to order, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association. Researchers found that peer pressure did seem to have an effect on what people ordered at a restaurant. "We want to fit in with the people we're dining with," study researcher Brenna Ellison, Ph.D., a food economist at the University of Illinois, said in the statement.
The size of your wine glass
To curb over pouring of alcohol, consider opting for a slimmer wine glass, according to a Iowa State and Cornell study. Researchers found that certain factors tend to increase the risk of over pouring, such as pouring into a glass held by a person (instead of when it's on a table), pouring into a wider glass, and pouring into a glass that doesn't match the color of the wine.
The ambience
Harsh lighting and loud music could be spurring you to eat more calories. Cornell researchers found in a Psychological Reports study that when lighting and music were made softer in restaurants, diners not only ate fewer calories, but also enjoyed their food more. "There are clear implications for restaurants wishing to help consumers slow down and enjoy their food. Yet there are also implications for consumers who want to eat less," the researchers wrote in the study.
What's visible in your kitchen shelvesYou're most likely to eat the first thing you see in your kitchen cupboards or fridges, according to another Cornell study. "It's not just where we place our food in the cupboards or in the refrigerator," Wansink, the author of this study, previously told HuffPost. "It's whether we have a cookie bowl sitting out instead of a fruit dish. It's all these factors, that we think we're too smart to be fooled by those end up being our demise."
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