* burp. *
BBC today:
The latest study looked at the relationship between eating speed, feelings of “fullness” and being overweight.
Just under half of the 3,000 volunteers told researchers they tended to eat quickly.
Compared with those who did not eat quickly, fast-eating men were 84% more likely to be overweight, and women were just over twice as likely.
Those, who, in addition to wolfing down their meals, tended to eat until they felt full, were more than three times more likely to be overweight.
Stomach signals
Professor Ian McDonald, from the University of Nottingham, said that there were a number of reasons why eating fast could be bad for your weight.
He said it could interfere with a signalling system which tells your brain to stop eating because your stomach is swelling up.
He said: “If you eat quickly you basically fill your stomach before your gastric feedback has a chance to start developing - you can overfill the thing.”
He said that rushing meals was a behaviour that might have been learned in infancy, and could be reversed, although this might not be easy.
“The old wives’ tale about chewing everything 20 times might be true - if you did take a bit more time eating, it could have an impact.”
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October 23rd, 2008 at 10:31 am
I’ve never known a “naturally skinny” person who eats fast. I notice a difference in the speed of my eating when I’m trying to taste my food and enjoy it vs eating on autopilot…
There is so much for us to work on in this life.
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:36 am
Having always been a “wolfer” myself, those findings make sense to me. As I type this, I am wolfing down a bagel with cream cheese. Tsk Tsk!
October 26th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Yep, I eat really slow now and I find it does make a difference in the amount I eat. And the food tastes better too. The other thing that makes food taste tons better is turning the TV off! Otherwise I just get basic tastes of sweet and salty and all the nuances are lost.
October 26th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Could you please impart that little tidbit to the folks who schedule students and teachers to get from the classroom to the cafeteria, through the line, through the food, and back up to the classroom in twenty-five minutes?