Scientists from the University of Sussex have proven the harm of eating while watching movies.If something consumes
The researchers said that if a person is engrossed in some additional task, they are less likely to be able toScientists saw this by studying the behavior of 120 volunteers.
They gave them either more calories or lesshigh-calorie drinks, and then instructed them to perform tasks that required increased or decreased attention. In addition, the participants were asked to eat chips.
It turned out that people who were involved inthe task is bigger, they ate approximately the same amount of chips, regardless of which drink they drank before: high-calorie or not. That is, they could not notice in time that they were already full. At the same time, people who performed unattended tasks ate 45% fewer chips after high-calorie drinks than after non-nutritious drinks.