Does Eating Quickly Trigger Obesity?

Overweight was not only triggered by the amount and type of food we eat, but also the way we eat. Some say, people who used to eat fast fat easier.

The link between eating with weight gain has long been studied. In a new study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers found those who ate quickly indeed fatter than people who eat slowly.

The study was conducted on women aged 40-50 years 1.6000 in New Zealand. The respondents were faster rate than their eating habits. The experts also asked the respondents health data such as age, weight and other habits.

Half the respondents said they eat in a normal speed and 32 percent said they ate quickly, while 15 percent claimed to belong to the people who eat slowly.

So far known to people who fall into eating quickly group had higher body mass index. This research was still ongoing and will be analyzed next two years to measure the amount of weight gain that occurred in each group.

Other studies that have been reported in TIME magazine suggests people who eat a big spoon instead mengasup less food. Meanwhile, studies conducted in Japan in 2008 mentions people who are accustomed to eating quickly has the risk of obesity three times greater than people who eat slowly