Using technology during mealtimes may decrease food intake, study finds

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) When 119 young adults consumed a meal while playing a simple computer game for 15 minutes, they ate significantly less than when they ate the same meal without distractions, said lead author Carli A. Liguori, an alumna of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's food science and human nutrition program.