Understanding Screen-based Dining Practices through the Lens of Mindful Eating

Khot, Rohit Ashok; Aggarwal, Deepti; Pasumarthy, Nandini

doi:10.1145/3491102.3517651

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“…Although past studies have indicated that a reduction in consumption monitoring may lead to overeating ( Wansink, 2010 ), thus suggesting that screen-based eating could have a negative impact. However, recent results show that screen-based eating may not necessarily lead to overeating, but rather may have a relaxing effect on individuals, thereby even prolonging meal time without overeating ( Khot et al, 2022 ). Therefore, the practice of screen-based meals in bed described by I02 could be interpreted as another form of mindful eating with screens ( Khot et al, 2022 ; Mathieu, 2009 ).…”

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“…However, recent results show that screen-based eating may not necessarily lead to overeating, but rather may have a relaxing effect on individuals, thereby even prolonging meal time without overeating ( Khot et al, 2022 ). Therefore, the practice of screen-based meals in bed described by I02 could be interpreted as another form of mindful eating with screens ( Khot et al, 2022 ; Mathieu, 2009 ).…”

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The role of technology use in food practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Weber

Ludwig

Michel

2023

International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science

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The role of technology use in food practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Weber

Ludwig

Michel

2023

International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science

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“…Moreover, as suggested in Tabares‐Tabares et al (2022), distraction because of screen viewing may interrupt some signal processing involved in the regulation of food intake (e.g., the awareness of satiety cues generated from gastric distention), which is also in line with the theory of intuitive eating regarding the negative effects of eating with distractions (Tribole & Resch, 2020). Indeed, a recent pilot study with 10 participants reported that screen use while eating might influence one's awareness of body cues (e.g., hunger and satiety cues), chewing rate, and food gaze (Khot et al, 2022). Thus, screen use while eating may lead to lower psychological (e.g., mindfulness) and physiological (e.g., hunger and satiety cues) awareness of one's eating, which in turn may contribute to lower intuitive eating and higher disordered eating.…”

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Screen use while eating is associated with lower intuitive eating and higher disordered eating in Chinese adult men and women

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Fu,

Cui

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Intl J Eating Disorders

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ObjectiveWe aimed to explore the potential associations between screen use while eating and intuitive eating and disordered (thinness‐oriented and muscularity‐oriented) eating behaviors.MethodsAnalyses included 600 Chinese adults (50% women; Mage = 30.67, SD = 8.08) recruited online. The use of four major screen devices was captured, including cell phones, tablets, computers, and TVs. Three types of eating behaviors were examined, namely intuitive eating, thinness‐oriented disordered eating, and muscularity‐oriented disordered eating. Pearson correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were conducted separately for men and women to examine the sex‐specific associations between screen use while eating and intuitive eating, thinness‐oriented disordered eating, and muscularity‐oriented disordered eating.ResultsIn both men and women, more screen use while eating was significantly associated with lower intuitive eating, higher thinness‐oriented disordered eating, and higher muscularity‐oriented disordered eating, above and beyond total screen time and social media use.DiscussionWe found preliminary evidence for the significant links between screen use while eating and intuitive eating and disordered eating. Given the global increases in screen use, continued research is warranted to further explore the role of screen use while eating in the development and maintenance of intuitive eating and disordered eating.Public SignificanceMuch remains unknown regarding screen use while eating and eating behaviors. We found that in both Chinese men and women, more screen use while eating was significantly and uniquely associated with lower intuitive eating, higher thinness‐oriented disordered eating, and higher muscularity‐oriented disordered eating. Findings highlight the importance of incorporating screen use while eating in future research on intuitive eating and disordered eating.

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“…Mindfulness eating involves savouring food by eating slowly, in small portions, in a quiet environment (Nelson, 2017). Surprisingly, however, HCI exploration of mindfulness eating has been limited for instance to the impact of screen-based distractions (Khot et al, 2022), while the key aspects of mindfulness eating are yet to be addressed. A similar study evaluated mindfulness eating mobile apps (Lyzwinski et al, 2019), but it differs in terms of method; the previous study employed the Mobile App Rating Scale (Stoyanov et al, 2015), while our study employs expert evaluation as further detailed.…”

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“…Increased HCI research has focused on mindfulness technologies (Sas and Chopra, 2015;Sliwinski et al,2017) and eating behaviours (Thomaz et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2020), emphasizing the body (Gayler et al, 2022) or healthy eating (Epstein et al, 2016), albeit limited work has explored the intersection of these two rather separate research areas, such as in the case of designing for mindfulness eating (Arza et al, 2018) (Khot et al, 2022).…”

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Evaluation of Mindfulness Eating Apps

Guluzade,

Sas

2023

Electronic Workshops in Computing

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Increased HCI research has focused on mindfulness technologies, and eating practices, such as healthy eating, but limited work has explored the intersection of these two rather than separate research areas to support the design for mindfulness eating. A growing number of mobile apps in the marketplace has focused on supporting healthy eating, including those targeting mindfulness eating; however, limited HCI research has focused on evaluating them. To address this gap, we report a study evaluating 13 apps of mindfulness eating on the Apple Store informed by mindfulness eating literature and mindfulness based-eating awareness training (MB-EAT) intervention. Findings indicate that such apps track bodily sensations and emotions as well as broader aspects pertaining to healthy eating and physical activities. Outcomes also reveal that such apps tend to provide support and interventions for either mindfulness meditation or mindfulness eating meditation, albeit fewer apps support both. We conclude with design implications including novel interfaces for mindfulness eating that leverage the body, support for tailoring the type and amount of captured data, and novel digital interventions for mindfulness eating informed by MB-EAT. Mindfulness eating. Mindfulness. Healthy eating. Mobile apps. Mindfulness eating awareness training interventions.

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Understanding Screen-based Dining Practices through the Lens of Mindful Eating

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The role of technology use in food practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

The role of technology use in food practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Screen use while eating is associated with lower intuitive eating and higher disordered eating in Chinese adult men and women

Evaluation of Mindfulness Eating Apps

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