Mood for Food? What Factors Underlie the Influence of TV Content on Food Consumption
Year: 2014
Type: preprint
Abstract: Does what you watch on television determine how much you eat? In our study reported in the September issue of JAMA: Internal Medicine1, 94 participants were randomly assigned to snack while watching different TV content. Those assigned to watch a fast-paced action movie (The Island) ate 65% more calories (354 vs. 215) than those assigned to watch a relatively slow-paced interview show (The Charlie Rose Show).1 The study contended that the pacing of shows - operationalized by camera cuts and sound fluctuations - helped drive food intake.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Authors: Brian Wansink, Aner Tal
Institution: Cornell University
Language: English
Topic: Media Influence and Health
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3088486117