WATCHING ACTION MOVIES COULD MAKE YOU FAT?

Watching action films like The Island may make you overeat and pile on the pounds, a new study in Cornell University has warned. The study points that some TV programmes might lead people to even eat twice as much as other programmes.

“We find that if you’re watching an action movie while snacking your mouth will see more action too,” said Aner Tal, lead author of the research.

“In other words, the more distracting the programme is the more you will eat,” said Tal.

In the study, 94 undergraduates snacked on M& Ms, a third of the students watched a part of The Island and another third watched a segment from the Charlie Rose Show, and a third watched the same segment from The Island without sound.