A new study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism shows that wolfing down your food may increase your risk of overeating. Eating too quickly may halt the release of hormones in the stomach that make you feel full, which will cause you to overeat! In this small study, 17 men ate the same test meal at two different rates-once over a period of five minutes and once over 30 minutes. Blood levels of stomach hormones were drawn at 30-minute intervals ending at 210 minutes. When the men ate quickly, there were lower levels of stomach hormones that cause a full feeling. The researchers concluded that eating more slowly leads to greater appetite reduction than eating fast.

Bottom line is……if you are rushing through your day, spare a few extra minutes for eating your meals!!

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