Eating alone is really harmful?

Some previous studies suggest that eating alone leaves negative effects, but in fact this problem is very complicated.

Eat alone, all kinds of diseases?

According to The Guardian, to date, research on eating alone is relatively small, but most think that this habit is not good.

Is eating alone alone harmful to health?- (Photo: ALAMY).

In 2014, the Korean team surveyed the average group of 47.1 years, of which about 30.4% of men and 20.8% of women suffered from metabolic syndrome - insulin resistance syndrome, possibly cause overweight, obesity, blood fat .

Remarkably, among those infected, there are 20.8% of men and 29.2% of women eat alone 2-3 meals a day.

In 2015, the team from Japan analyzed 17,612 men and 19,581 women over 65 years of good health and living conditions, those who ate alone would have a depressed body rate and a risk of clogging. blood vessels are higher than normal.

Most recently, in May 2016, a study said eating alone had a much more depressing mood than other causes.

Research conducted by Oxford Economics and the UK National Center for Social Studies shows that when people eat alone, people often do not control how much they will eat, what to eat and especially not control their mood. when having sad things.

Many factors to consider

There are many intertwining factors affecting studies of eating alone - (Photo: ALAMY).

However, some scientists believe that there are many points to consider such as the ratio of men and women, age groups, research methods and national culture.

"It is hard to point out the profound impact of eating alone on the physical and psychological of people because this habit always has a combination of factors such as loneliness, being alone or even It is difficult to separate the effects of eating alone, ' said Dr. Katherine Hanna from Queensland University of Technology.

Dr. Hana also pointed out that there were many conflicting studies about eating alone before. For example, research conducted by Japanese scientists in 2015 suggests that older people who eat alone often have two tendencies, either underweight, or overweight.

But another study conducted in 2014 suggests that your diet will depend on the group of people you eat with: a group that likes to eat fatty meat, some who like to eat vegetables.

Or while a 2012 study suggests that people who eat alone often follow an inadequate diet, especially for older people, another study conducted in Australia and Japan in 2017 confirms eating one. I help young people to freely choose healthy food without being dominated by outsiders.

Scientists believe that whether eating alone affects health or not, eating with many people also helps you connect and communicate better - (Photo: GETTY IMAGES).

Naveed Sattar, a professor of pharmacy at Glasgow University, Scotland, thinks eating alone is only a result of sadness, not the cause of this mood.

"For example, if you are overweight, you will have a sense of shyness when eating with others when they often pay attention and comment on your diet. From there you want to eat alone," Professor Sattar said.

Dr. Stephanie Cacioppo, a biologist from the University of Chicago, USA, thinks there are many factors to consider, the most important of which is whether you feel satisfied when eating."There are cases where you go to eat at an office party but still feel lost," said Dr. Cacioppo.

Sam Dick, a member of a project of Solving Alone, thinks eating alone is just a matter of saying when you really have no one to eat with."The feeling of enjoying a meal alone is very different from being forced to eat alone because you don't have one. This is usually the case for older people," Dick said.

Dick said that it is necessary to consider the long-term effects, especially on the issue of national culture when eating alone. Anyway, eating with many people is still the best way for you to connect and strengthen relationships - the purpose of the Dick project is participating.