Tag: Environmental psychology

According to research, people who eat with others tend to consume up to 96% more food than when they eat alone. This phenomenon highlights just one of the many powerful ways the environment affects eating habits, influencing everything from the quantity and type of food consumed to our overall dietary patterns.

According to research published in the journal *Appetite*, individuals often eat more when dining with friends or family compared to eating alone, a phenomenon known as social facilitation. This social setting is just one of many ways our external world profoundly impacts our dietary choices and consumption patterns. This article explores two different environmental influences on our eating behaviors: the social environment and the physical food environment.