I find that I usually finish eating before my girlfriend does when we go to resteraunts. She said that eating slower is better for a few reasons like it gives your stomach enough time to know when it's full.... Does it really help you to eat slower?
Does eating slower benefit you at all health wise?
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chewing your food completely helps with digestion (which means eat slower). If you eat too fast, your chances of getting indigestion increase. Your stomach isn't designed to take in unchewed food. Make sure its in little slimy bits before it goes down!
I'm considered a slow eater. I'm fat. I don't know if there is any correlation between the two but I hope this helps.
I heard a couple years ago that it's best to not drink anything while eating. Suppose to help with digestion? I think I only heard it once and can't remember the source. Any truth to this?
kinda OT but not OT enough to start a new thread. sorry.
kinda OT but not OT enough to start a new thread. sorry.
I don't ever really worry about getting sick since I've found that beer is an unmistakenly effective cure-all
logically it seems like eating faster would mean you'd end up eating more food over the same period of time compared to a slow eater. This could be considered unhealthy if you are overweight.
Might be...but I'll never know...You stay in the Army for even one week and you'll never take more than 5 minutes on a meal for the rest of your life
Chewing your food throughly makes it easier for your digestive system to break the food down and deliver nutrients to the body.
<< I heard a couple years ago that it's best to not drink anything while eating. Suppose to help with digestion? I think I only heard it once and can't remember the source. Any truth to this?
kinda OT but not OT enough to start a new thread. sorry. >>
i so hope this isn't true. i always eat slow, but i drink a lot more at meals then a normal person (2-3 or 4 glasses of milk).
<< "Chew, chew, chew... it's the thing to do"
Trivia: What movie was that from? >>
The Road to Wellville
Certainly. Your saliva is an enzyme. It is required for digestion. You want to mix your food up with it as much as possible.
Not to mention chewing breaks the food into smaller and smaller bits. And, of course, you end up eating less.
Your body is constantly monitoring your blood for sugar and nutrient content. When something dips below normal, you get hungry.(Yes, I know its more complex than that, I'm just trying to make a point.)
The sad thing is.. when you're hungry, and you go to McDonalds.. you're not actually giving your body anything but raw calories, and maybe some iron. :Q
Not to mention chewing breaks the food into smaller and smaller bits. And, of course, you end up eating less.
Your body is constantly monitoring your blood for sugar and nutrient content. When something dips below normal, you get hungry.(Yes, I know its more complex than that, I'm just trying to make a point.)
The sad thing is.. when you're hungry, and you go to McDonalds.. you're not actually giving your body anything but raw calories, and maybe some iron. :Q
Like many have mentioned, chewing your food helps because you break the food down for the digestive process.
What I havn't seen mentioned is that the act of eating is also a mental one. You know the term "mouth watering?". When you are mentally prepared to eat, you produce more saliva and whatnot. This is all part of the mind frame of the slow eater. If you eat slow you acknowledge that you are eating and your body produces more saliva and acids to help in the digestion. If you wolf your food down while watching TV, you may find that your body doesn't even acknowledge what you ate so you have to get seconds/thirds/etc.
It is also helpful to drink room temperature/warm water before/during a meal instead of ice cold water. But I think this might be a minor detail.
So, to answer your question, eating slower does benefit your health but it doesn't allow you to eat more food without gaining weight. In the grand scheme of things it is a small variable and not to be confused with an excuse or a secret technique to eating that will guarentee weightloss or perfect health.
What I havn't seen mentioned is that the act of eating is also a mental one. You know the term "mouth watering?". When you are mentally prepared to eat, you produce more saliva and whatnot. This is all part of the mind frame of the slow eater. If you eat slow you acknowledge that you are eating and your body produces more saliva and acids to help in the digestion. If you wolf your food down while watching TV, you may find that your body doesn't even acknowledge what you ate so you have to get seconds/thirds/etc.
It is also helpful to drink room temperature/warm water before/during a meal instead of ice cold water. But I think this might be a minor detail.
So, to answer your question, eating slower does benefit your health but it doesn't allow you to eat more food without gaining weight. In the grand scheme of things it is a small variable and not to be confused with an excuse or a secret technique to eating that will guarentee weightloss or perfect health.
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