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New media and eating habits: Computer has replaced the kitchen table as focal point of meals for college students
March 29, 2011 by NewsBot
A new study has analyzed how new-media technology, including the Internet and smartphones, are changing college students' eating habits and their relationship to food. Findings indicate that individuals are more likely to have meals while sitting at the computer than at the kitchen table, and that they use social media as the main avenue to obtain recipe and nutritional information.