does the speed you eat a meal affects?

[blazerelf]

I've heard many time that when you eat slow you get stuffed faster then when eating fast the same amount. How true is this?

[scotty51312]

Its not true for me. Eating slow for instance the way i do for holiday meals i can pack away 2 or 3kcals in a single sitting no problem. Scarfing down chicken breast and sweet potatoes post work out before i have to get back to work on the other hand i feel stuffed and can barley get the last bites of chicken down

[terraj]

Taking your time to eat slow can have a positive influence on our health including weight control, indigestion and increase nutrient extraction, more chewing means an increase the nutritional value of food.

[Times Roman]

I eat faster than a pack of starving dogs fighting over a carcass. But I leave the table when I finish eating. I don't sit there and "pick" at more food. I have a little sofa near the dining room table where I sit so I can still socialize with the family while they eat.

If you eat the same amount of food, then I think it really doesn't matter. Or at least for me it doesn't.

[blazerelf]

well sometimes eating the same type of meals over and over makes things give u less hunger

[tjax03]

I've heard many time that when you eat slow you get stuffed faster then when eating fast the same amount. How true is this?

This is true. Eating slowly allows your stomach, intestines, and brain to release hormones which signal satiety, causing most people to stop eating. If you wolf down your food you basically eat an excess quantity before these satiety hormones have a chance to decrease one's hunger drive. As someone else already mentioned, eating slowly also promotes more thorough chewing of food. This increases absorption of nutrients.