Forget about bing eating and depression – simply eating on your own is not healthy.
People who eat while watching TV eat 25% more than people sitting down at the dinner table with others.
In France, a nation with lower obesity, kids are taught to eat communally and there is no shortage of food. They get a 3-course lunch, freshly prepared with proper cutlery and linen serviettes.
See here for example of the healthy, balanced meals they get at school.
80% of French meals are eaten in the company of others, and meals take an incredible average of 2 hours, 22 minutes, per day.
France is 124th in the world for BMI stats, with the countries below it being virtually all in Africa or Asia. They are the thinnest people who eat well, and they don’t eat alone.