Stop eating like the movie protagonists! Be careful not to get too into the drama or you'll get fat

Many people like to have some snacks while watching movies. While their eyes are appreciating the excellent performances of the actors, their mouths are also busy. But have you ever thought that the amount and speed of snacks consumed by the audience may also change with the plot of the movie and the actions of the characters?

"Appetite" recently published the latest publication from Cornell University in the United States. The research team found that when the main characters in the movie continue to eat, the audience watching the movie also tends to eat more food.

The study recruited 147 subjects and divided them into two groups, allowing them to watch different movie clips while providing snacks. The experimental group watched a movie clip in which the main character continued to eat, while the control group watched a movie clip in which the main character had already finished eating.

The results showed that the experimental group that watched the protagonist eat ate more snacks on average compared to the control group. In addition, the authors also found that when the characters in the movie clips watched by the experimental group finished their meals, the subjects tended to stop eating.

The study was published in Appetite, Volume 108, Pages 407-415

This article is from ELSEVIER Global Pharmaceutical News