The magic of slow eating: How can you avoid many diseases just by slowing down the speed of eating?

News India Live, Digital Desk: In childhood, grandmothers and grandfathers used to often interrupt, “Son, eat your food slowly.” Then we felt that she was interrupting us unnecessarily, because we were in a hurry to go play. But today we understand how much science was hidden in that old advice. In today’s busy life, food has become just a ‘task’ which we want to complete as soon as possible. But do you know that your haste is making your body sick from within? If you also eat at the “speed of a bullet”, then be careful, because its consequences are not limited to stomach pain only. Let us understand in simple language what happens to our body by eating quickly. 1. The biggest reason for weight gain: If you are trying to lose weight but the fork is not moving from its place, then check your eating speed. Our brain takes about 20 minutes to signal that we are full. When we eat quickly, we have already overeaten before the brain receives the signal. outcome? The stomach gets filled, but extra fat starts accumulating on the body.2. The process of digestion starts in the mouth, not in the stomach. When we chew food properly, saliva mixes with it and makes it digestible. But when we swallow large bites without chewing, the stomach has to work twice as hard to digest it. For this reason, complaints of heaviness, gas, indigestion and heartburn start appearing after eating.3. Risk of Diabetes: It may sound strange, but eating quickly can take you closer to diabetes. Experts believe that when we eat food too fast, the sugar level in our blood increases suddenly (Sudden Spike). Due to this happening again and again, the insulin balance in the body starts getting disturbed, which can cause diabetes in future.4. Distance from the taste of food: God has given us food not only to fill our stomach but also for taste. In the rush to eat quickly, we are unable to enjoy the real taste, texture and aroma of the food. This is called ‘mindless eating’, due to which neither the mind nor the body is satisfied. It is very easy to improve. It takes time to change the habit, but start from today itself. Take out at least 20-30 minutes to eat. Chew each bite at least 15-20 times. Do not eat while watching TV or mobile, because it distracts attention and we end up eating more.