Do mukbangs/eating shows help curb cravings or create them?

ssssanaaaa
ssssanaaaa Posts: 567 Member
edited November 27 in Health and Weight Loss
What do you guys think? I've heard both.

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  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    It would depend upon the viewer.
  • RunsWithBees
    RunsWithBees Posts: 1,508 Member
    I choose not to view cooking/food review shows, they make me want to eat even if I’m not hungry. Food Network is completely off limits for me! Although just watching TV in general makes me want to snack, so I limit my TV viewing time and try to occupy myself with other activities. Watching vids online doesn’t really trigger the munchies for me though.
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    When I'm cutting calories, I tend to watch more cooking shows or magazine documentaries about food. If I'm at maintenance, rarely, if ever.
  • Candyspun
    Candyspun Posts: 370 Member
    It just makes me want to break the gadget I'm watching it on out of frustration because I have misophonia.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    I'm usually disappointed when watching because I can't eat what's been made.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Mukbangs???? Never heard that one, but then I don't get out much.
  • Jaebun
    Jaebun Posts: 1 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    Mukbangs???? Never heard that one, but then I don't get out much.

    I tend to avoid mukbangs because I'm horrified about the sheer quantity of food they usually eat on those.

    Mukbangs are basically folks eating large amounts of food and streaming it while having conversations with viewers. It got super popular internationally a few years ago and originated in SK.
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    I think it'll depend on the viewer. They're fine for me, and I enjoy watching them and other things like fitness youtubers doing cheat days and so forth. I could see how they could cause problems with adherence in some, though.
  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,401 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    Mukbangs???? Never heard that one, but then I don't get out much.

    Well you got out to that tree! Not being much for videos and online trends, I had to Google it myself.



    As for me, here and there I watch foodie type shows, but usually while eating. I figure it's the only safe time to watch them, as otherwise they would just make me want to eat.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Candyspun wrote: »
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    Mukbangs???? Never heard that one, but then I don't get out much.

    Mukbang videos feature people eating loudly and talking while they eat. Basically, it's people with disgusting table manners. It makes me want to vomit.

    So, kind of like Thanksgiving dinner at the in laws. Gotcha.
  • Angelicax502
    Angelicax502 Posts: 19 Member
    Honestly, they make me want food. I can’t watch them if I wanna have any hope of a successful day
  • Candyspun
    Candyspun Posts: 370 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    Candyspun wrote: »
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    Mukbangs???? Never heard that one, but then I don't get out much.

    Mukbang videos feature people eating loudly and talking while they eat. Basically, it's people with disgusting table manners. It makes me want to vomit.

    So, kind of like Thanksgiving dinner at the in laws. Gotcha.

    You have my sympathy, haha!

  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I dislike eating shows because they're boring to me, not for any other reason. I just don't get any new info or entertainment out of them. I like cooking shows because they give me ideas, and some can be entertaining. They don't help stave off a craving - I need the actual food experience for that. They don't exactly give me a compulsive need to eat something, but they may change what I feel like eating that day.
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