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On a diet? Then consider sitting by the window the next time you eat out.

A new book shows that where you sit in a restaurant can affect how many calories you take in.

The researchers found something interesting in what diners ordered and how it related to where they sat.The results were telling: people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 per cent more likely to order dessert.

Those seated at a dark table or single room ate heavier food and ordered more of it, while diners seated at high-top bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts. 

‘The darker it is, the more you'll eat, because you think nobody would notice how much you eat.’ Professor Wansink explains in the book.

In contrast, 'seeing the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you care about how you look, might make you think about walking or might order a green salad.'

And if there are TV sets in the restaurant, sit far away from them. Professor Wansink found that the closer a table was to a screen, the more fried food the diners ordered.

The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the slim diners feel pleased and then eat less. 

 

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