Slow down you eat too fast, let's make the moment last....We are always on the go go go....sometimes even when it comes to eating.
I read an interesting article from Tufts Health and Nutrition newsletter this past week reminded me that we do need to slow down and enjoy every bite. Enjoy your food, savor every bite. Take time to eat and focus. This will help you be conscious of how much you actually eat as well.
"Slowing down your eating not only gives you a chance to
actually taste your food, it may give your body time to signal,
"Enough!" Greek researchers report that gobbling food appears to
short-circuit the release of appetite-regulating hormones, promoting
overeating. They conducted a crossover study with 17 healthy men, comparing
hormones in blood samples taken after eating 675 calories' worth of ice cream
in 5 minutes versus a more leisurely 30-minute consumption. After savoring the
ice cream for 30 minutes, participants had higher levels of two peptides that
signal satiety, though there was no difference in ghrelin, a hormone that
triggers hunger. Researchers concluded, "The warning we were given as
children that 'wolfing down your food will make you fat' may, in fact, have a
physiological explanation." - Journal
of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Do you eat fast or slow?? I'm guilty of fast eating.
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