Brian Wansink

Four: overeating.

Did you know that a cluttered kitchen can contribute to overeating? Brian Wansink of Cornell University and his colleagues conducted a study back in twenty sixteen to better understand how cluttered, chaotic environments, such as messy kitchens, influence snacking behavior.

Among their findings, women in a messy kitchen tended to consume twice as many calories from cookies as women in a tidy kitchen.

Dr. Wansink summarized their findings this way, quote, "The notion that places such as cluttered offices or disorganized homes can be modified to help us control our food intake is becoming an important solution." End quote.

Mood and emotional state also influence eating.

Research by Garg, Wansink, and Inman in two thousand and seven found that people watching sad films consumed significantly more popcorn than those watching happy films, suggesting that negative mood triggers comfort eating.

This links to the concept of emotional eating, where food is used as a coping mechanism for stress, sadness, or boredom.

Section three: Anorexia nervosa, explanations.

[laughs]

That, this, this PhD, Brian Wansink, wrote this.

It's called Slim by Design.

Huh.