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The author means time between first and last food intakes of the day, not total time spent eating.
by kranner 8y ago
The author means time between first and last food intakes of the day, not total time spent eating.
- fermienrico 8y agoI see. So then this statement is not correct "The median daily intake duration (the amount of time people spent eating) was 14.75 hours per day.". It should be "The time between first and last meal during waking hours". "The amount of time people spend eating" statement is totally wrong.
- simonh 8y agoEach year the average person starts eating at 8am on January 1st and doesn’t stop until about 7:30pm on December 31st!
- kranner 8y agoYes, taken literally, it is incorrect. But being familiar with the thesis, I understood what the author meant. Definitely an example of sloppy writing.
- baddox 8y agoIt’s common terminology when referring to fasting, and it’s pretty clear from context. Apply the principle of charity: it’s highly unlikely that the author is making the ludicrous claim that people on average are literally eating food constantly for 14.75 hours a day.