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Hey ladies, have you noticed that the guy you are interested in has been rocking more a few extra pounds lately? Well, according to scientists, that might mean that he’s trying to impress you.
According to researchers at Cornell University, men eat 93% more pizza when they are trying to impress a woman. The study’s introduction states: “When one recognizes the overwhelming presence of men in competitive eating contests where the goal is to consume as much as possible in as short a period as possible, then it becomes clear that male eating patterns warrant closer attention through the lens of sexual selection theory.”
Mmmm, ok then. I didn’t know this was an area in need of scientific study, you know, with cancer remaining uncured and such, but I’ll roll with it. The researchers observed the eating habits of 133 adults who were recruited at an all-you-can-eat Italian buffet over a two-week period. Sadly, the study did not contain the address of said-buffet, but it did reach some interesting conclusions. The researchers found that “men tend to overeat to show off,” when they are dining with women, according to Kevin Kniffin, the lead author of the study. “Instead of a feat of strength, it’s a feat of eating.”
The study, which was published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, said that this overeating by men is meant to demonstrate “that they possess extraordinary skills, advantages, and/or surplus energy in degrees that are superior to other men.” In a somewhat confusion conclusion, the study also found this chowing down by dudes may also be done in an attempt to signal “their biological fitness” — despite the fact that binging on pizza will likely have the opposite effect of fitness.
Note to my next date: you don’t need to impress me by devouring an entire large pepperoni pizza. Honestly, you’ll probably get a second date as long as you pick up the check.
[via The Los Angeles Times]
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Jenna used to be known as 2NOTBrokeGirls, but then one of the girls actually went broke, so she's struck out on her own. Jenna spends her free time saving the world, one sorority girl at a time (usually while wearing yoga pants), questioning why she decided to get a doctorate, documenting her love of all things cheese related, and hosting the new PGP podcast Don't Take It From Us. You can ask her anything you want about football, using your boobs to get what you want, and pizza at @JennaLCrowley on Twitter or via email at JennaLCrowley@gmail.com.
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Weird, because I can leave Texas de Brazil after dinner with my wife having eaten a normal amount of food, but when we go there for our quarterly work dinner it’s like a contest of who can devour the most bacon wrapped filets and the few women present are mostly disgusted.
The TFM intern wrote about this same study last week and it was retarded then. And just because your not the intern doesn’t mean you get special treatment. This article is THE STUPIDEST THING IVE EVER HEARD.
No negativity needed here. Also, we’re not mean to our writers, we support them (except for someone living in a bomb ass apartment in Seattle). Also, don’t go throwing the R word around and then have multiple grammatical errors. Just sayin.
Thanks, friend!
Intern’s doing your job better than you. PGP.