{"id":62462,"date":"2011-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-researcher-provides-further-evidence-that-slow-eating-reduces-food-intake\/"},"modified":"2011-10-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T00:00:00","slug":"uri-researcher-provides-further-evidence-that-slow-eating-reduces-food-intake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/10\/uri-researcher-provides-further-evidence-that-slow-eating-reduces-food-intake\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 researcher provides further evidence that slow eating reduces food intake"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tMen and overweight individuals eat faster, consume more<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 27, 2011 \u2013 Two new studies by researchers at the 溏心vlog免费B站 are providing additional insights into the role that eating rate plays in the amount of food one consumes. The studies found that men eat significantly faster than women, heavier people eat faster than slimmer people, and refined grains are consumed faster than whole grains, among other findings.<\/p>\n


\n\tKathleen Melanson, 溏心vlog免费B站 associate professor of nutrition, along with graduate students Emily Ponte and Amanda Petty, presented their research at the annual meeting of The Obesity Society in Orlando this month.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn one laboratory study, which validated that self-reported eating rates reflect an individual\u2019s actual eating rate, Melanson and her lab team found that fast eaters consumed about 3.1 ounces of food per minute, medium-speed eaters consumed 2.5 ounces per minute, and slow eaters consumed 2 ounces per minute. This work is the first to validate self-reported eating rates that have been used in large population studies, which have shown relationships between eating rate and body weight. <\/p>\n


\nThe researchers also found what Melanson described as \u201cvery strong gender differences\u201d in eating rates. At lunch, the men consumed about 80 calories per minute while the women consumed 52 calories per minute.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe men who reported eating slowly ate at about the same rate as the women who reported eating quickly,\u201d said Melanson, director of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Energy Balance Laboratory.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe second study, which examined the characteristics associated with eating rates, found a close association between eating rate and body mass index (BMI), with those individuals with a high BMI typically eating considerably faster than those with a low BMI.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cOne theory we are pursuing is that fast eating may be related to greater energy needs, since men and heavier people have higher energy needs,\u201d said Melanson.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn what Melanson called her favorite result, the study also found that the test subjects consumed a meal of whole grains \u2013 whole grain cereal and whole wheat toast \u2013 significantly slower than when eating a similar meal of refined grains.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhole grains are more fibrous, so you have to chew them more, which takes more time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n


\n\tAccording to Melanson, these studies have raised a number of additional questions that she intends to pursue with future research.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhen you talk about eating rate, you have to talk about eating techniques,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about how long it takes you to eat, but how you eat.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tShe plans to study specific slow-eating techniques to see how they may affect appetite and weight loss. She will also examine other factors that might influence eating rate in daily life.

\n\t\u201cWe also want to recruit fast-paced eaters with a high BMI, teach them how to eat slowly, and see what role that might play in weight management,\u201d Melanson said. <\/p>\n


\n\tWhile the link between eating rate and obesity is still being studied, Melanson said that her research has demonstrated that eating slowly results in significantly fewer average calories being consumed.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt takes time for your body to process fullness signals,\u201d she concluded, \u201cso slower eating may allow time for fullness to register in the brain before you\u2019ve eaten too much.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe latest research follows up on a landmark 2007 study conducted by Melanson that was the first to confirm the popular dietary belief that eating slowly reduces food intake. That study found that women who were told to eat quickly consumed 646 calories in nine minutes, but the same women consumed just 579 calories in 29 minutes when encouraged to pause between bites and chew each mouthful 15 to 20 times before swallowing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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