By AFPMore by this AuthorPeople who wolf down their food could lose weight simply by chewing longer and pausing between bites, study results suggested Tuesday. "Changes in eating speed can affect changes in obesity, BMI and waist circumference," a research duo from Japan's Kyushu University wrote in the journal BMJ Open. "Interventions aimed at reducing eating speed may be effective in preventing obesity and lowering the associated health risks." The team also noted changes in eating speed over the six years, with more than half the trial group reporting an adjustment in one direction or the other. Limitations of the study included that eating speed and other behaviours were self-reported.

Source: Daily Nation February 13, 2018 00:11 UTC