There hasn't been too many post-worthy items in the news lately...until today. What could be more applicable to my archive of unhealthy American behaviors than a Japanese finding that eating too fast can lead to weight gain?
Obvious? Yes. American? Right on. Blog-able? You betcha. (Thank you, Mrs. Palin, for enlightening our lives with that phrase once again.)
A fact known among many a dieter is that it takes the brain 20 minutes to realize that the food tank is at full capacity. Many devouring diners adapted to this realization by eating more slowly and putting down their forks between bites in hopes of slowing down the digestion process and actually enjoying food rather than using it as gas for fuel.
It doesn't take a study to understand why people feast too fast: time constraints, multi-tasking, and eating on the run are all parts of our culture, as are super-sized portions and getting more bites for our bucks.
Getting back to our good old American roots and using mealtime as family time is a wise way to focus on the pleasurable experience of food. Eating in calm environments -- away from the television or the work desk -- will hopefully allow us to refocus our lives around friends and family...not food.
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A young American woman in the nation's capital, lost in a society of greed, gluttony, and growing health hazards
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