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Studies Indicate That People, In Social Facilitation Of Eating (SFE), Tend To Eat ~29-48% More In Company Of Family And Friends Than When They Eat Alone. This Could Be Due To Longer Meal Duration Moderated By The Familiarity Of Co-Eaters. Researchers Are Also Theorizing SFE As An Evolved Efficient Evolutionary Adaptation Mechanism.

Here’s Why We Eat More When We’re With Friends And Family – Research Digest

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/10/28/heres-why-we-eat-more-when-were-with-friends-and-family/

By Emily Reynolds. “Social facilitation” of eating may have evolutionary basis, authors suggest.