The Fat Problem

If you wish to keep your weight checked then eating slowly may help you in this, a new study by the University of Rhode Island has pulled out this fact. To prove it, researchers divided 30 college-aged women into two groups and both these groups were asked to eat pasta with tomato and vegetables sauce and Parmesan cheese. However, first group was asked to eat food without pausing between bites while second group was asked to put their forks down and chew between bites. Finally, researchers concluded that those who ate slowly consumed 579 calories in 29 minutes. On the other end, those who ate fast consumed 646 calories in the same duration. Another thing that crept out of this study states that slow eaters were feeling full an hour after their meal compared to fast eaters. Telling about the long-term use of such eating habit Kathleen Melanson, assistant professor of nutrition and food science at the University of Rhode Island said that a measured eating speed — especially during three daily meals — could cause people to eat up to 210 fewer calories a day.