I've heard tips before about ptting down your silverware in between mouth fuls of food. By doing this you enjooy the food in your mouth, and chew your food more. This slows the process down, and allows your body to trigger the brain when it feels full. Well more studies are showing this to be true as Researchers are report in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (according to Webmd.com).
Eating a meal quickly puts the kibosh on the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full, and this can lead to overeating, says study researcher Alexander Kokkinos, MD, PhD, from Laiko General Hospital in Athens, Greece.
In the study, 17 healthy men consumed the same test meal, 300 milliliters (about 10 ounces) of ice cream, at different rates during two separate test sessions. The duration of one meal was five minutes and the other was 30 minutes.
The researchers took blood samples and measured levels of different gut hormones before the meal and at 30 minute intervals after eating began until the study session ended 210 minutes later.
The scientists conclude that “eating at a physiologically moderate pace leads to a more pronounced anorexigenic gut peptide [appetite reduction] response than eating very fast.”