Why Eating Slowly Is Important

You have probably heard that eating slowly is important but you might not have ever understood why it is so important. The world has changed over the past few years and now more people than ever are eating their meals on the go. Of course, this also means that they are eating their meals way too fast.

Did you know eating too fast leads to poor digestion and weight control?

In 2002, Scientists started studying the correlation between eating too fast and a person’s weight. The following information is a highlight of the findings of studies that have been conducted since that time.

Weight Gain and Eating Too Fast

One of the things that scientists discovered is that it takes about 20 minutes for a person to start feeling full when they are eating a meal.

What this means is, the faster you eat, the more you eat, so when a person eats too fast they tend to eat more than they need which leads to weight gain.

Eating Too Fast Leads to Digestive Problems

Digestion is a very important factor in whether a person gains weight or now. You see, when food is eaten too quickly, it is often not chewed properly. When food is not chewed properly it puts more work on the digestive system.

That means food sits around in your body longer than it should which means that it is more often than not stored as fat.

Proper digestion is very important for people who want to stay healthy and fit.

Gastric (Acid) Reflux

Studies have shown that people who tend to eat their food too quickly are more likely to have acid reflux.

In case you are unfamiliar with what acid reflux is, it is where the food sitting in your stomach flows backward from the stomach into the esophagus.

It is not only a painful symptom of eating too fast but it also leaves a bad taste in your mouth whenever you burp up a mouthful of the nasty bile tasting stomach acid.

These are just 3 of the side effects of eating too fast. Studies have shown a lot more evidence that eating quickly does bad things to the human body.

The HAPIfork is the first world solution to overeating and eating too fast.

This fork literally vibrates to tell you that you need to slow down between bites, and gives you a way to track your progress (other than the progress you will visibly see in your body).

The vibrating fork tells you: how long it took to eat your meal, the amount of fork servings taken per minute, and how much time goes by between bites.

You can then upload the information that the fork records via USB or Bluetooth to the online dashboard that is provided to you so that you can track your progress.

Not only that but there is also a HAPIlabs app that comes with a coaching program that helps you control your eating habits.

The great part is, you don’t have to be a scientist or read tons of scientific studies to find out why it is important to eat slowly.

All you have to do is use the HAPIfork when you sit down to enjoy your meals and let it do all of the work for you. There are several benefits to be gained including the weight loss you will see by eating slow enough for your food to digest properly.