New study examines impact of new media on eating habits
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 12:20
in Mathematics & Economics
A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the first to analyse 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...