You’ve heard it before--eating slowly helps keep food consumption under control. Now a study has quantified this diet tip: Quick eaters are two times more likely to be overweight than slow eaters. The researchers also studied how weight is influenced by an inclination to continue eating when no longer hungry. They found that a tendency to stretch the belly to the limit doubled a person’s chances of being overweight. The combination of both bad eating habits means three times the risk of packing on unwanted pounds.
Source: British Medical Journal, Oct. 21, 2008