Article: Want to slim? Just eat a little slower.(News)

Byline: David Derbyshire

WOLFING down your dinner won't just give you indigestion - it could also pile on the pounds.

A study has shown that people who bolt down their food are more likely to overeat than those who dine at a more leisurely rate.

Scientists believe eating quickly stops the release of a hormone that tells the brain when the stomach is full.

The finding supports the old wives' tale that people should chew their food at least 20 times before swallowing, and means that it is not only fast food that can expand your waistline, but eating food fast.

Professor Stephen Bloom, of Imperial College, London, who worked on ...

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