Advertisements for food on television can trigger mindless eating of available foods. Automatic or mindless eating occurs when you’re not hungry, and may be a big contributor to obesity.

Yale University researchers conducted several experiments testing the effects of food commercials seen on television. They found that both children and adults eat more when food commercials are aired. Adults were particularly prone to consume more food when they saw commercials for unhealthy food.
Researchers noted that in some cases the snacking observed while watching television with food commercials could lead to a weight gain of up to 10 pounds per year …read more