Eatingaloneseemstobeamajorfeatureofmodernsociety:officeworkerstrottothesubwaywhileeatingpancakes;becauseoftheconflictofworkinghours,thecouplewillneverbeabletoeattogether;widowedoldpeoplelivinginurbanapartmentbuildingscan'twaitforaguestforhalfayear...Eatingalonenotonlychangeswhatweeatandhowweeat,butalsochangesourattitudetowardsfood.Thenormsandidealsofhowtoeatthatwehaveformedforalongtimearebecomingmoreandmoreimpossibletoachieve.Eatingalonechangesourtable,alsochangetheretailandcateringindustries.Wehavefoundalotofrecipesthatcanbedonealone,andrecipesandfast-handdishesonfoodwebsitesarealsoverypopular,andthesehabitsofeatingalonearechangingtheretailandcateringindustries,leadingtotheriseofthetakeoutindustry.Whatdoesthehabitofeatingalonebring?Ifyoueatbyyourself,willyoueatmoreorless?AmericanpsychologistJohndeCastroledaseriesofstudies.Wheneatingalone,peopletendtocontrolhowmuchtheyeat.Ifyougooutforamealwithfourpeopleinthedormitory,youwilleat75%morefoodthanyoueatbyyourself;evenifyoudatewithtwopeople,youwilleat35%morefoodthanwhenyoueatalone.Thereisnoconsensusonwhatimpacttheneweatinghabitswillhaveonourlives.Thetrendofeatingalonecontinues,anditsimpactisstillunknown.So,haveyoumadeupyourmindabouthowtoeattomorrow'smeal?