Eat fast, get fat

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Obesity and diet

Obese and overweight people try to lose weight for obesity by dieting using many fad diets.

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Fast versus slow eating and obesity

Did you ever notice that the people who are eating fast are also frequently overweight. We are likely to ascribe obesity and overweight status and inability to lose weight to stress, lack of exercise etc. One factor that gets overlooked is the fast eating versus slow eating and brain-gut satiety or fulfillment signals or connections.

In fact, there is a lag period of about 10-20 minutes between the time your stomach is full and the brain starts to sense and process this signal. In the meantime, the most of us just continue eating and enjoying the great culinary delights--the faster eaters more likely to consume during that lag phase period.

 Wall Street Journal Best Seller Dr. M's Seven-X Plan for Digestive Health

Eating strategies for weight control

One way to overcome this might be to drink a glass of water 5-10 minutes before meal. In addition, eat your salad first (as most of us do). Avoid the usual dressings and just squeeze some lime or lemon on the salad as people in India frequently do. Then take a break for a few minutes again before starting the main course.

Other helpful tips to avoid over-eating:

1. Take smaller portions of food especially during buffet. Studies have shown that using smaller plates for food and smaller scoops for desserts like ice-cream helps lower the consumption.
2. When eating out, ask for the carry-out box before starting meal and put away as much as half of your main course to take home! You save money and cooking time for another meal and also keep your weight in check!
3. Remember, it is not avoiding certain foods that matters the most, it is the amount of food calories consumed. And surely do not bank on exercise to take care of all the excess calories you put in. Exercise is very important for health but using it as sole means to lose weight without reducing consumption is a sure way to failure.

While the data is somewhat conflicting, results of good clinical studies is consistent with above.

 

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