It is better to eat slowly

Did you know that the speed with which a person eats causes people to gain weight? . Nutrition experts recommend people eat slowly. That way they think about what they are eating and the hormones that create a feeling of satiety are released in time. The World Health Organization (WHO) assures that by 2015, there will be 700 million obese adults and nearly 2.3 billion overweight adults by 2015. Certain intestinal hormones are released during meals to generate the feeling of satiety in the brain. Eating too quickly decreases the release of these hormones. As a consequence, the feeling of satiety takes time to arrive, people eat larger quantities and, as a consequence, they tend to gain weight. Nowadays, people eat faster than before due to the many pressures of work and modern lifestyles. The stomach is a flexible organ, so it is easy for people to exceed their gastric capacity if they are not paying attention to the amount of food they are consuming. A tip to eat more slowly is to use the opposite hand to the one you normally use. According to a study, if you eat this way you will reduce the amount of food and you could even lose weight. It is also helpful to eat foods that take time to chew, such as crunchy vegetables. Some examples are celery, carrots, raw broccoli and kale. So now you know, the next time you sit down at the table, try to savor every bite; You will enjoy it more and it will make you better.