“Distracted” Snacking May Cause Women On A Diet To Eat More Later.

reports that “‘distracted’ snacking,” that is, “eating while walking, watching TV or having a conversation,” may cause women who are on a diet to eat “substantially more than other dieters a short time later.” The results of the 60-participant study were published Aug. 20 in the Journal of Health Psychology. http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/dieting-to-lose-weight-health-news-195/eating-on-the-run-might-mean-eating-more-later-702515.html