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Faster eating rates are positively associated with higher current BMI and greater long-term BMI gain, independent of total daily energy intake.
If you tend to eat quickly, try to slow down your meals. This study suggests that faster eating is linked to higher body weight, even if you don't eat more calories. Slowing down might help your body register fullness better, potentially aiding in weight management.
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Our results among middle-aged men and women suggest that eating fast would lead to obesity.
Why this rating
Cross-sectional observational study with self-reported data; shows strong association but limited causal inference.
Source
Eating Fast Leads to Obesity: Findings Based on Self-administered Questionnaires among Middle-aged Japanese Men and Women
Rei Otsuka et al. · Journal of Epidemiology · 2006
DOI 10.2188/jea.16.117
cross_sectional · n=4742Cited 264×
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