Women choose salad when dining with a handsome man
- Researchers wanted to see if attractive partners affect someone’s food choices
- Just the mere presence of others can influence the choice of meal, experts say
- None of the effects occurred in same-sex individuals, the new study showed
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Women are more likely to choose salad than chips in the company of a handsome man, scientists have found.
An attractive chap cuts a lady’s desire for unhealthy foods and makes them choose low-calorie meals instead.
But the same is not true for men, who are instead more interested in showing off, a new study shows.
A good-looking woman simply makes them splash out more on expensive food and drinks to appear successful in their career.
An attractive chap cuts a lady’s desire for unhealthy foods and makes them choose low-calorie meals instead (stock)
Just the mere presence of others and their physical appearance can influence people’s meal choices and food intake.
The study found such effects are gender-specific and depend on whether the eating occasion includes same-sex or opposite-sex individuals.
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In five experiments, Danish researchers investigated whether being attracted to someone has an effect on what men and women choose to eat.
They found men spent more money on expensive drinks and dining options in an attempt to impress attractive females.
But the same is not true for men. Instead, they are more willing to splash out on expensive fine dining with an attractive woman, a new study shows (stock)
However, how good-looking their date was didn’t appear to increase their preference for one type of food or another.
None of the effects occurred in same-sex individuals, suggesting that mate attraction is the main motive underlying the findings.
Study author Tobias Otterbring, from Aarhus University, said: ‘This research reveals how, why, and when appearance-induced mate attraction leads to sex-specific consumption preferences for various foods and beverages.
‘The most valued characteristics men seek in a female mate are beauty and health, whereas status and wealth are the top priorities for women.’
He said fast food chains should consider whether to employ good looking men as this may prompt women to seek healthier alternatives elsewhere.
The findings were published in the journal Food Quality and Preference.
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