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Obese choose speed, convenience at buffet
The study by Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab found obese diners sat 16 feet closer to the buffet, positioned themselves so that they faced the buffet tables used larger plates and ate with forks instead of chopsticks. They also served themselves immediately instead of browsing the buffet and tended to chew their food less, the university said Friday in a release.
"What's crazy is that these people are generally unaware of what they're doing -- they're unaware of sitting closer, facing the food, chewing less and so on," lead author Brian Wanink said.
The study, published in the journal Obesity, observed 213 diners at 11 Chinese buffets across the country.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 10/03/2008
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10-12-2008 18:22
dave stewrt (Chinese name "... wrote:
chinese buffets and fat people
I eat at Chinese restaurants 6 days a week, and often twice in the same day. However, having lived a short time in China, I learned to eat with chopsticks, which regulate the amount of food you ingest at one time. By eating smaller amounts of food, in China, one has more time to enjoy the flavor of the food, and the company of the friends with whom one is eating. Yes...it is too true, the overweight people I have observed do tend to heap their plates with food, eat too fast, and return for second and thirds. Sad.
10-08-2008 11:20
oldtymer wrote:
Obesity at Chinese Buffet...
Only 213 People were in this study?? And those 213 People were observed at 11 DIFFERENT Chinese restaurants across the country? That is less than 20 patrons per restaurant! Did they note the TIME OF DAY and how busy it was at the time of the "study"?
I am suggesting that this "Study" was likely flawed and of slanted viewpoints towards overweight people. Otherwise, there would have been a much higher number of people studied in a total of 11 restaurants. AND there would have been far more DATA that would contribute to WHERE people sat and how fast they consumed the food: such as TIME OF DAY, Maximum Occupancy, Ratio of obese patrons vs. non-obese patrons, Price Range of food, How distance was measured and when, Specifics about the patrons Approximate Weight-Age-Height and their personal MEDICAL HISTORIES. Now, THAT would make this more scientific, don't you think?
Tell Brian Wanink to find better things to do with his time!! What a waste of space HIM and his study mates at Cornell University are! PU to CU.
I am suggesting that this "Study" was likely flawed and of slanted viewpoints towards overweight people. Otherwise, there would have been a much higher number of people studied in a total of 11 restaurants. AND there would have been far more DATA that would contribute to WHERE people sat and how fast they consumed the food: such as TIME OF DAY, Maximum Occupancy, Ratio of obese patrons vs. non-obese patrons, Price Range of food, How distance was measured and when, Specifics about the patrons Approximate Weight-Age-Height and their personal MEDICAL HISTORIES. Now, THAT would make this more scientific, don't you think?
Tell Brian Wanink to find better things to do with his time!! What a waste of space HIM and his study mates at Cornell University are! PU to CU.
10-06-2008 09:04
Nancy wrote:
Obesity....at buffet table
How much did this cost us? to find this out. What a waste of money, what stupidity!!! Is there also a Journal for Thinifers?
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