People who eat "normally" and "fast" on average have a higher body mass index and a wider waist.
People who eat more slowly tend to lose weight, Japanese scientists have announced. A study conducted on 60 people and published in the journal BMJ links the speed at which people eat with changes in body weight.
"Changing the speed at which we eat can lead to changes in weight, body mass index and waist circumference," say Kyushu University scientists. "That is, slowing down can be effective in preventing obesity," they added.
Scientists studied data from people with type 2 diabetes, a disease that often results from obesity. People who said they ate "slowly" had the smallest waist circumference on average. Only 21,5 percent of diabetics from that category were overweight (body mass index greater than 25).
People who eat "normally" and "fast" on average have a higher body mass index and a wider waist. But most importantly, people who subsequently slowed down the way they eat started to lose weight.
"An interesting study that confirmed what we assumed, the speed of eating affects weight," say the scientists.
This is probably because the digestive system sooner sends a signal to the brain that we are full, reports Radio Sarajevo.
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