Men Eat to Impress Women (IMAGE) Cornell Food & Brand Lab Caption "These findings suggest that men tend to overeat to show off -- you can also see this tendency in eating competitions which almost always have mostly male participants," explains lead author Kevin Kniffin, Ph.D., of Cornell University. Credit Daniel Miller Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.