Lotte van Dillen in Washington Post about distracted eating and gaining weight
Distracted eating is common and has adverse health consequences. Read more about the research of Leiden social psychologist Lotte van Dillen and some strategies to combat that behavior.
Washington Post
When Lotte van Dillen and her colleagues conducted studies of large, representative samples of people in the Netherlands, they found a “surprisingly consistent” result: Roughly 70 to 75 percent of the time, people are distracted and doing something else when they eat. Read more:
Distracted eating can make us gain weight. Mindful eating can help.
Lotte van Dillen researches the influence of emotions on making decisions and the role of attention. By sharing knowledge about psychological mechanisms, Van Dillen hopes to contribute to better decision-making behaviour in health, law, and economics. She talks about this in various media.
Read more (in Dutch): Lotte van Dillen in de media