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Why eating fast makes you eat more than you need

Why eating fast makes you eat more than you need

When you eat fast, your brain's fullness signal arrives too late, so you eat extra food you do not need. In real trials, slow eaters ate about 88 kcal less at one meal and up to 369 kcal less in a day.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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It does not matter how fast you eat - only the food on your plate counts.

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Mostly false. Your slow, hormonal fullness signal takes about 20 minutes or more to reach your brain. If you finish your thali in five minutes, that signal has not arrived yet, so you keep eating. In real trials, fast eaters took in about 88 extra kcal at one meal, slowing down cut about 369 kcal a day over two weeks, and slow eaters snacked about 25% less a few hours later.

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