Eating Too Fast?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 8:13AMIt's not just fast food, its eating fast that may underlie the obesity epidemic. New research from Greece and Great Britain suggests that speed eating doesn't give your body's appetite control process time to send signals that you've had enough to eat. The investigators recruited 17 healthy men and served them ice cream. They first told the men to eat the two big servings in five minutes. Later, they gave them men the same amount of ice cream in smaller servings and told them to take their time and finish eating within 30 minutes. The researchers found that when the men ate more slowly, levels of two hormones released by the digestive tract to signal "fullness" rose appropriately and stayed at effective appetite-curbing levels for about three hours. The rushed snack did not elicit a similar increase in these hormones. The investigators noted that earlier studies reported that taking time to chew food thoroughly and enjoy a meal results in eating fewer calories than when the same size meal is eaten in haste. The new study is published in the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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Just don't take this to the extreme and take an hour and a half to eat Thanksgiving dinner like someone I know... ;) You may get made fun of.
Wow, I had no idea that eating too fast could mean eating more and intaking more calories. I'd think with the rush you'd not intake as many calories because of the calories going out through your actions.
EAT SLOWLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS HEALTHY FOR YOUR BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And SPELL correctly!
Eating food too fast could be a dangerous play. I remember when i was young there were an old man eating too fast and he passed away because of this type of action.
I completely agree. Eating slower definitely make you eat less. We should all take our time eating as to not overeat and to maintain a healthy body weight. Another way to eat healthier is to count and restrict your calorie intake. Calorie counters are a great tool to help manage your weight.
I wish I could get my husband to slow down his eating. Nothing is worse than having to eat alone because your mate scarfed down his food too fast!
There are lots of other health problems besides obesity that result from eating too fast, such as poor digestion, heartburn and poor nutrient absorption, leading to a weaker immune system.
I wrote up a lot of great tips to eat slower mostly because/for him!
I agree that eating too fast is an unhealthy eating habit. It's also depriving one's self to enjoy the food during meals. In order to stay healthy and younger-looking, especially for men, it's best to follow tips from the men's anti aging treatments. The best men's anti aging tips and resources are found in health magazines, health books, and blogs like this one.
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