‘Dining with greedy friends makes you fat’
Going out for dinner with greedy friends who choose unhealthy dishes from a menu can cause you to put on weight, a new study has claimed.
Diners who choose unhealthy dishes from a menu can influence the food choices of those they are eating with, according the study by psychologists.
They found that people unconsciously mirrored the eating habits of the people they were with even if they were trying to diet, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The researchers believe it may help to explain why groups of friends often put on weight at the same time and why some women complain that they get heavier when they find a boyfriend, they start to copy his eating habits.
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Rich people less likely to help others in crisis?
Washington: Poor people reach out to each another in times of crisis or natural disasters while wealthy are more likely to find comfort in material possessions, a new study has found.
The study by the University of California-Berkeley and led by Paul Piff, post-doctoral scholar in psychology also found that the upper class were less likely than the lower class and minorities to anticipate financial instability.
“In times of uncertainty, we see a dramatic polarisation, with the rich more focused on holding onto and attaining wealth and the poor spending more time with friends and loved ones,” Piff said.
Results from five separate experiments shed new light on how humans from varying socio-economic backgrounds may respond to both natural and man-made disasters. These include economic recession, political instability, earthquakes etc. — PTI
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