Men eat more when dining with women, women eat less with men

If women are prone to “eat like a bird” when men are watching, men may be similarly programmed to “eat like a horse” when women are around, suggests a small U.S. study by behavioral scientists.

Researchers observed diners at an all-you-can-eat Italian buffet and found men who dined with at least one woman at the table ate 93 percent more pizza than their peers who had only male dining companions.

The tendency to overeat extended to healthier fare as well – men ate 86 percent more salad in the company of women.

“We find that while men . . .