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"   Along with the weather, the occasion, or time of day, it turns out that the gender of our dining partner affects how much we eat. A recent study has found that both men and women eat less while in the company of men but men and women alike eat more in the company of women. More from Delish: 5 Ways to Eat Better Today The study, led by Molly Allen-O&amp;#039;Donnell, a then graduate student at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, examined 127 college students at a popular college eatery. O&amp;#039;Donnell observed the students&amp;#039; eating patterns in regard to the gender of the person with whom they were eating. According to NPR, she found that when women ate with other women, they ordered an average of 833 calories. For the most part, these results were expected by the researchers. More from Delish: Quizzes for a Healthier You The big revelation of this research to many was that men were eating more when they were with women than with their own gender - surprising when you think of the image of tailgating, steak-eating groups of men that has become the American norm. When women ate with other women, they ordered an average of 833 calories. But when women ate with men, they ate only 721 calories on average. When men ate with other men they ate an average of 952 calories on average; but when eating with women, they ate an average of 1162 calories. The new research, published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, could aid in the study of eating disorders and obesity risk factors. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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