# Phones at meals affect memory of food

> Eating with phone may cause brain to forget part of meal.
- Title: Phones at meals affect memory of food · Psychologies
- Summary: Eating with phone may cause brain to forget part of meal. People eating with phone risk forgetting part of meal due to distraction.
- Keywords: nature, brain, meal, phone, memory, distraction, Phones, meals, affect, food, Psychologies
- Source: Psychologies — https://psychologies.com/bien-etre/sante/Selon-une-etude-publiee-dans-la-revue-Nature-les-personnes-qui-mangent-avec-leur-telephone-a-cote-ne-sen-rendent-pas-compte-leur-cerveau-risque-doublier-une-partie-du-repas-608311
- Author: simon-lea
- Published: 2026-10-15T18:55:30+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nature, brain, meal, phone, memory, distraction
## Study in Nature journal
A study published in Nature journal shows eating with phone affects meal memory.
## Brain remembers meals
The brain stores meal details in specific memory to regulate eating habits.
## Phones distract during meals
Using phone while eating blocks memory of food, leading to overeating.
## Distraction causes overeating
Distraction from phone makes people eat more than needed without realizing.
## Key takeaway

People eating with phone risk forgetting part of meal due to distraction.