Wednesday, 05 October 2011
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Ladies: You Eat Less Around Men!
Blame social norms and dietary expectations of women, but science shows that women eat less in the presence of men.The study, published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, studied the eating habits of 127 college students. The results were telling: Women who ate with other women ordered an average of 833 calories while women who ate with men ordered 721 calories.
If you think the same trend can be seen for men (that they eat less in the presence of women), think again! The study found that men ate an average of 952 calories when dining with other men but took in 1,162 calories when eating with women.
One possible explanation is the stereotype that has been ingraned in our minds by society that "proper" women eat less and men have a hearty appetite.
Do you find yourself eating less around men?
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liesssssssssssss. whenever I eat with guys I eat more simply b/c I get hungry over their food as well as mine.
I eat when I'm hungry, and stop when I'm full.
thats a lie and a half. when I'm with my guy friends I eat just as much. imma fatass and not afraid to hide it
Yes.
Only if I care what the guy thinks about me. If I'm trying to act with some dignity around ANYONE, it does not include cramming food down my throat. So I eat less in any situation where I'm using good manners.
No. I actually found myself eating more when I was dating my now-husband! I usually would eat less when eating out is when I am with people who eat like birds. You know, the people who pick at a 1/2 portion of salad which was their whole meal for the evening.
I eat the same way no matter who my dining companion is.
Slowly lol
@babybug329@xanga - Me too! I eat more comfortably around guys because they tend to eat more. But I feel really self conscious around people who pick at their foods.
hahahahaha. nice try. i am a runner, and like to compete with the boys :)
suck it!
I eat less when I'm just with people in general. When I am alone I eat a ton but when with others I talk a lot and eat less. It doesn't matter their gender.
~Darcy
I'm afraid of inducing an eating disorder in women so I feel bad if I don't make a conscious effort to out eat them.
Difficulties of being a modern gentlemen I guess.
Yeah, I think this is true. and holy crap...800 calories in one sitting? Christ....
Ha...this reminds me of my first date with my boyfriend. We went to the movies and got a tub of popcorn. At the end of the movie, we ended up throwing over half of it out. Turns out, we were both afraid that the other person would think we were disgusting or something for *GASP* actually eating the popcorn we bought! It was pretty ridiculous. Once we got our nerves out of the way though, I felt totally fine eating whatever I want around him.
@FoliageDecay@xanga - You know, at first I wanted to be like "wtf" doing that makes it worse!! But then, as a woman who has/does/did/still struggles with my eating disorder... I thought about it... and I realized still currently - it is easier to eat around others (especially men) when they do eat "more" or "a good amount" (generally more than me...)
I noticed that before - but never really when someone else said it. It saddens me that a modern gentleman has to think along "eating so much they feel comfortable" because that might not be great for you.... but... on this end... thanks. Hopefuly everyone can get to a point where it wouldn't matter... but if that's one of the reasons why you do that... thanks. Sometimes, it actually does help me be a little bit more comfortable eating around others if I can see I'm not the only one eating.
Thanks Mr. Modern gentleman.
@GodhelpED@xanga - Perhaps I shouldn't have admitted that.
But I've had that train of thought more than once on a date.
Hopefully more women will associate general healthiness with improvement more than a lower number on the scale as time goes on, and that enjoying food is still a good thing!
@FoliageDecay@xanga - Eh, don't worry about admitting it. I'd bet there are quite a few others who do the same, or have had to deal with the same if there are those in their lives who struggle with eating. No worries, hope my comment didn't come across as accusatory or condemnatory. It was just interesting seeing it played out in the other's point of view for me.
And yes, hopefully we'll be able to realize enjoying food isn't a bad thing in itself.
So, true! I feel like being judge how I eat when there's a guy in the room. Ever since I was a little girls my parents always correct me if I'm not behaving lady like. When I go out to dinner with a guy, I will feel hungry when I get back home and start looking for something good to eat in the kitchen.
nope!! I eat just as much as they do :P
I eat more around men.
sometimes..that's b/c I'm a slow eater.
NO SHIT I EAT LESS. This is a study lol?
Hahaha, what a bunch of nonsense. I eat regardless of who I'm around. I love my food.
Screw that. I'm always eating and I don't care who's watching. You should see me eat too, I'm a slob. My family calls me "Messy Tessy". And I don't give a shit if my boyfriend is right next to me, I'm slurping my spaghetti.
i definitely eat less around pretty much ANYONE
@bAbiiExxPiNay@xanga - 800 x 3 meals = 2400 calories a day I think thats about right for college kids.