Eating too quickly can lead to weight gain and decreased enjoyment of food.Many people eat their food fast and carelessly.
Studies show that eating slowly can help you feel less hungry and lose weight. Here is how you can lose weight and get into shape.
Eating Too Fast Can make you gain weight
Studies show that people who are fast eaters tend to be heavier than those who eat more slowly.
In fact, fast eaters are up to 115 percent more likely to be obese, compared to slower eaters.
They also tend to gain weight over time, which may be partially due to eating too fast.
Eating Slowly Helps You Eat Less
It is true that your appetite and calorie intake is largely controlled by hormones.
After eating, your gut suppresses a hormone called ghrelin, which controls hunger. It also releases the anti-hunger hormones cholecystokinin (CCK), peptide YY(PYY) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)
These hormones relay a message to the brain, letting it know that you've eaten and that nutrients are being absorbed.
This reduces appetite, makes you feel full and helps you stop eating.
Interestingly, this process takes about 20 minutes, so slowing down gives your brain the time it needs to receive these signals.
Additionally, eating slowly has been shown to decrease the amount of food consumed at a meal.
This is partially due to an increase in the level of anti-hunger hormones that occurs when meals aren't rushed.
Eating slowly decreases calorie intake
It is observed that normal-weight and overweight people when eating lunch at different paces consumed fewer calories at the slow-paced meal than at the fast-paced meal. Although the difference was greater in the normal-weight group.
The spontaneous reduction in calorie intake leads to weight loss over time.
For most people, eating slowly increases the gut hormones responsible for satiety. It reduces calorie intake and help you feel more full.
Eating Slowly Promotes Thorough Chewing
In order to eat slowly, you actually need to chew your food several times before swallowing it.
This can help you reduce calorie intake and lose weight.
In fact, several studies have found that people with weight problems tend to chew their food less than normal weight people do.
Chewing food thoroughly slows down your eating pace and reduces the number of calories you take in, which can lead to weight loss.
Eating slowly improves your health and quality of life
It improves your digestion,helps you absorb nutrients better,promotes healthy teeth and even
reduces stress.
However, slowing down can increase fullness and promote weight loss. It also provides several other health benefits and can improve your quality of life.
So when it comes to meals, take it slow and enjoy every bite.
