113 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 25 May
calories in, calories out
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4 sats \ 2 replies \ @jakoyoh629 25 May
Speaking from a European perspective, lunch and dinner are not just about eating; they're also a time for socializing and conversation. Typically, lunch is shorter due to our two-shift workdays, with four hours in the morning and four in the afternoon. Dinners are overwhelmingly family affairs, while lunches are usually with colleagues. In addition to lunch and dinner, we also have breakfast, a mid-morning snack, and an afternoon snack. Some people even have supper. An interesting fact about France is that it's considered rude to talk about business during meals.
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4 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 25 May
I don't think that kind of cultural difference is actually relevant. The chart is (I assume) from the US. So the important thing is that the total time is changing. Not the exact amount of that time.
If EU data also showed a long term increase in total time spent eating and drinking, I'd be worried too.
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3 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 25 May
Wait, no, I totally misunderstood that chart... never mind.
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8 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 May
Very interesting
It looks like some sort of quality-quantity tradeoff: fast food vs real meals.
What do you think's going on there?
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173 sats \ 2 replies \ @zuspotirko OP 25 May
Hard to say.
The feeling of being full takes some time to set in - if you eat fast you have consumed more calories until you feel full. Almost as if it was a 20 min timeout timer. This is the super simple straight forward interpretation from the data. It kind of feels too simple but idk.
It could also be that some regions just culturally value eating more. Therefore eat slower and eat higher quality. In cultures that value time more than food dietary fiber might be a waste of time.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 25 May
I wonder what introverts do in countries where they value slow eating. Personally, the idea of having an hours-long conversation every night sounds stressful.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 May
It's less than an hour per meal, but your point is still taken. I imagine there's usually one blowhard at any meal who does the majority of talking.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @Carresan 25 May
Interesting to see so many countries from Mediterranean area at the right side of the chart. Eating is not just about the act itself but the relationships and how you socialise.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Athena 26 May
Eating habits vary so much from person to person that it's not easy to put some correct data. I wonder how they have data for everything! Well, as they say Data is a lier so I believe only in what I can see, listen or feel.
IMO, Eating time has decreased considerably as far as I can assume.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @IamSINGLE 25 May
Here in my country eating means just eating. We value eating in a way that we even don't talk while eating. The eating principles are given in our religion so we follow them intact.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SpaceHodler 25 May
I hate talking while eating. When I eat I like to focus on it, enjoy it and not be distracted.
Listening to others is distracting too, and I pause videos and audiobooks. I can read, but not listen.
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