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Brian Wansink1, Collin R Payne

  • 1Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Wansink@Cornell.edu

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|April 25, 2007
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People ate less food at a buffet when leftover food was removed, suggesting environmental cues can reduce consumption. This finding has implications for managing intake in distracting settings.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Consumer Behavior

Background:

  • Distracting eating environments, such as sports bars, can lead to increased food consumption.
  • Understanding the impact of environmental cues on eating behavior is crucial for developing effective consumption control strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether awareness of consumed food quantity influences eating behavior at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
  • To examine the effect of environmental cues (table bussing) on food intake in a distracting setting.

Main Methods:

  • Fifty graduate students participated in an all-you-can-eat buffet setting.
  • Participants were assigned to either bussed tables (food remnants removed) or unbussed tables (food remnants remained).
  • Food consumption (chicken wings) was measured for each participant.

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Main Results:

  • Students at bussed tables consumed significantly more food (7 wings) than those at unbussed tables (5.5 wings).
  • The effect of table bussing on consumption was more pronounced in men than in women.
  • Environmental cues, specifically the removal of food remnants, influenced eating behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Environmental cues, such as clearing tables, can be an effective strategy to reduce food consumption, even in distracting environments.
  • The findings suggest potential applications for managing intake, including food and alcohol consumption, by manipulating environmental cues.