To Impress Women, Men Eat

It may not be the most elegant way to show off, but elegance rarely gets in the way a man on the make. Researchers at Cornell University are convinced that men eat more, a lot more, when women are seated at their table. Why? That’s a tough one, but the researchers theorize that men may overeat to highlight their fitness through excessive, risky eating behaviors. They say this type of risky activity is meant to show females how tough and strong a man might be in the face of challenges. OK. Maybe. HealthDay reports on the research, for which scientists secretly observed 105 adults having their lunches at an all-you-can-eat Italian buffet over the course of two weeks. Ready, the envelope please….Men who dined with at least one woman ate 93 percent more pizza and 86 percent more salad than those who ate only with men. And the women? They ate the same amount of foods, whether they dined with women or men.