DO THIS...

INVITE a friend for dinner — eating alone can be bad for your health, suggests research published in the journal Menopause.

In a study involving almost 600 women aged 65 and over, scientists in Korea found that heart-related chest pain was twice as common in those who ate more than two meals alone each day, and they were at increased risk of obesity, high blood pressure and heart disease.

One theory is that when eating alone, people tend to eat faster, which often leads to increased weight and raised blood pressure and blood fat levels, which can in turn raise the risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, the researchers said.