EAT SLOWLY AND EAT LESS TOO

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A new study provides scientific proof that if you eat slowly, you will eat less - and you will enjoy the meal more. A group of women consumed about 70 fewer calories when they were told to take their time eating a meal of pasta and sauce, compared to when they were instructed to eat it as quickly as possible. They also rated the meal as more pleasant when they ate slowly. Kathleen Melanson of the University of Rhode Island in Kingston decided to conduct the study when she learned there was no research to support the familiar claim that eating slowly reduces appetite. She and her colleagues had 30 young women eat a meal of ditalini with tomato and vegetable sauce topped with Parmesan cheese, under two different conditions. Before each meal the women had eaten a 400-calorie breakfast and then fasted for four hours.