Does it matter if you’re a fast eater? Can our guts cope with speed eating? Or is speed more a question of social etiquette rather than health?
“Our stomach cannot cope with large chunks of food, so it doesn’t get digested properly, and when we ‘inhale’ our food we take in more air, which produces more gas, causing bloating.”As well as digestive discomfort, failing to chew your food properly may mean you’re not making the most of whatever you’ve consumed.
“Once swallowed, food moves to the gut, where digestive juices and enzymes break it down further,” explains Dr Claire Shortt, nutritionist and lead scientist at“If food hasn’t been broken down sufficiently by chewing, then these steps are under pressure and fewer nutrients may be extracted.” Symptoms of nutrient deficiency can include unexplained fatigue, hair loss, weight loss, dry mouth and increased bruising.Intuitive eating: “I tried to eat more mindfully for a week and here’s how it improved my relationship with food”The brain needs some time to receive messages from the stomach about how full it is, and eating fast can interfere with that messaging system. You’re less likely to eat intuitively if you can’t tell how full or hungry you are.
“It takes a full 20 minutes for the stomach to register fullness and suppress the hunger hormone ghrelin,” says Hemus. “The brain also becomes less accurate at measuring what we’ve eaten previously that day, so we’re more likely to overeat at the next meal. Over time our body forgets the true sensations of fullness, sending inaccurate messages to the brain instead.“When we eat on the go, there’s a tendency to eat quickly and make less nutritious choices, too.”
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