The grind of an NFL season is not only taxing on the organizations chasing a Super Bowl, but it also takes a toll on the fans that support these teams.
There is a new study out, and Raiders fans may want to have a seat. According to For The Win, a study in the academic journal Psychological Science found that the fans of losing teams consume more calories the day after games than fans of teams that win the ball game.
A Professor Pierre Chandon of the INSEAD business school conducted the study with the doctoral student Yann Cornil,
They looked at food consumption in NFL cities the day after games and found that the day after a loss, fans tend to ingest a lot more food than normal.
“One day after a defeat, Americans eat 16 percent more saturated fat, and 10 percent more calories. But on the day after a victory of their favorite team, then it’s the opposite. They eat more healthily. They eat 9 percent less saturated fat, and 5 percent fewer calories. There was no effect in cities without a team or with a team that didn’t play.”
Raiders fans must have it rough on Mondays.