Dear Parents please take note. Researchers have found that being distracted by technology during mealtimes may decrease the amount of food a person eats. When 119 young adults consumed a meal while playing a simple computer game for 15 minutes they ate significantly less than when they ate the same meal without distractions said study lead author Carli A Liguori from University of Illinois in the US. According to the study published in the Journal of Nutrition participants' food consumption was evaluated on two separate occasions - one day when they played the game while eating and on another day