Many people eat very quickly: lunch takes them from 5 to 10 minutes, and their constant “companions” are phones or computers, which they look at while eating.
After such a "forced march" they return to their business.
At the same time, there are at least two good reasons to stretch out your meal longer.
At least that's what a study says, which found that people who ate a 600-calorie meal in 24 minutes felt fuller than those who ate their meal in 6 minutes.
Additionally, three hours after eating, those who ate more slowly consumed 25 percent fewer calories in snacks.
It was also found that chewing food slowly and thoroughly can help not only reduce daily calorie intake, but also increase energy expenditure.
According to another study conducted by a scientist from Japan, if you chew food for 30 seconds, then after eating food thermogenesis will increase by 1.8-4 kcal for about 90 minutes.
One of the study's authors noted that if every meal over the course of a year is taken into account, the cumulative effect could be significant.
