The social facilitation of eating: Why does the mere presence of others cause an increase in energy intake?

Hilimire, DeVylder, and Forestell (2015) hypothesized that fermented foods likely to contain probiotics may relate to neuroticism and social anxiety symptoms, given the established evidence for probiotics possessing an anxiolytic influence. Fermented foods intake, neuroticism and social anxiety were self-reported by 710 young adults in this experiment. An interaction model revealed that neuroticism, exercise frequency, […]

Mental health disorders have multiple complex and interconnected causes, with broader health determinants often overlooked as potential risk factors. While the ‘commercial determinants of health’ are gaining increasing attention, the commercial factors influencing mental health remain less recognized. This umbrella study’s objective, conducted by Dun-Campbell et al. (2024), was to gather data at the level […]