Saturday, December 24, 2011

Watch out, Stomach Fat Due to Eating Too Fast


In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers found that women aged 40-50 years who eat too fast tend to be obese than women who ate more slowly.

While in Osaka, researchers from Osaka University to monitor the eating habits of three thousand people and found 84% of men who eat quickly are overweight.

Ian McDonald, professor of metabolic physiology at the University of Nottingham explained that eating too quickly will disrupt the body's mechanism that tells our brain when the stomach is full. "This message takes about 20 minutes after you stop eating to reach your brain," Professor McDonald said, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Researchers at the Medical University of Southern California found that eating in a hurry can also increase the flow of acid into the stomach. The study found that the acid flow increased by 50% so that the digestive tract is overloaded with larger lumps of food, leading to excess stomach acid. Over the past few months, this can lead to digestive diseases, including narrowing of the esophagus, bleeding, or pre-cancerous condition Barrett's esophagus.

According to Dr. Forecast, a consultant from St. digestion. Mark's Hospital London, eating too quickly causing an influx of air into the digestive tract, causing an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach. Normal time to complete the food is about 20 minutes. Occasionally you can stand up during a meal to test how your stomach is full.

"If you feel comfortable with a stomach that is not too full when you stand up, then you have enough to eat," she advises Dr. Forecast to let you know when the right time to quit chewing.

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