Having lunch/dinner in front of TV

My first post in the H & R forum.

I've heard somewhere that having lunch/diner in front of the TV is bad for you. Anybody do this?

Scroll to see replies

Reply 1

Sam_B

all the time.

how can it be bad for you?

Reply 2

Ramaya

I do all the time, otherwise its sort of boring. How can it be bad?

Reply 3

Debussy

i think you eat too quickly cos you're not paying attention to what you're doing. but unless you choke or something, the most you can probably do is give yourself indigestion

Reply 4

Natalie Lane

what's said above and- it takes a while until the message gets to your brain that you're full so people tend to eat more...
it's not that it's bad for you, it's just bad if you want to control your diet

Reply 5

Jump

sitting at a table rather than on a sofa must be better for posture, not that I care.

Reply 6

Sam_B

Natalie Lane

are u serious?

i didnt realise that could happen

Reply 7

Natalie Lane

Sam_B

are u serious?

i didnt realise that could happen

I am, it's why nutritionists will usually tell you to sit and eat slowly, have a proper meal, most people will either eat so fast that they'll feel bloated and only a while later realise that they are still hungry or will eat a lot more than they would've had they eaten at a slower pace

Reply 8

Sooz

Also the social interaction of sitting round the table with other people is much better especially for a child's development

Reply 9

Juno

Nah, I eat in front of the computer

Reply 10

habosh

I adore eating infront of tv,anyway i'll start eating on a table so that I'll get soooo boring and stop eating

Reply 11

wednesburywench

i prefer sitting at the table, think its better for the convo. unless theres sumat great on tv i dont wana miss. i like 50/50 really.

Reply 12

username5154

wednesburywench

i prefer sitting at the table, think its better for the convo. unless theres sumat great on tv i dont wana miss. i like 50/50 really.

Same here.

The dinner table is in the kitchen and it's near the lounge, so the tv is quite near. Therefore, there's no need to sit in front of the tv to eat. :p:

Reply 13

amo1

trev

Same here.

The dinner table is in the kitchen and it's near the lounge, so the tv is quite near. Therefore, there's no need to sit in front of the tv to eat. :p:

we have tv on the sidebit but then theres the main table so we rarely just watch TV

Reply 14

caffecooki

the only thing i've heard about this being bad for you is that you don't realise when you are full so you might overeat? :confused:

Reply 15

Mean Mr. Mustard

at uni i sit in front of the TV, at home I sit at the dinner table...though the dinner table at uni is in front of the TV anyway, so I can do both! :p:

Reply 16

need_money

Yeah, not as much as i used to. We never had a dining table before so the whole family ate infront of the TV. Now i only do it if i'm eating a meal alone and i sit in my room.

Reply 17

Apricot Fairy

1) It's bad for your posture.

2) You don't pay any attention to what you are eating, so you eat more because you don't realise when you've had enough.

3) From a psychological point of view, if you sit at the table and concentrate on eating, your brain can take in the fact that you've had a meal and you don't feel like you need to eat again, whereas if you eat in front of the TV, your brain might not notice that you've had a proper meal, so you might still feel hungry and are likely to eat again, regardless of whether you need to or not.

Basically, if you're trying to watch what you eat, you need to do exactly that: watch what you eat, not the TV!