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- Prof. Shir Atzil and colleagues at Israel’s Hebrew University found eating with others reduces post-meal blood-glucose spikes.
- Social proximity cut glucose levels by an average 23 % after a 50-gram carbohydrate meal.
- The reduction occurred without touch and was not explained by measured stress decreases.
- Social closeness improved temperature regulation in cold and lowered stress responses in adults and infants.
- Study controlled for age, gender, BMI and metabolic health.
