112. Chewing your food slowly might help you lose weight
Dr. David Geier is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. He helps athletes and active people feel and perform their best, regardless of age, injuries and medical history. He has been featured in major media publications and shows over 2,500 times throughout his career.
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports offers a surprising way you might lose weight – chewing your food more slowly. Researchers studied 11 healthy men and had them consume the same amount of food in three different ways. When they chewed the food for 30 seconds before swallowing, they had increased diet-induced thermogenesis, which means they generated more heat in their bodies during eating. It was a minor increase, but the researchers argued that done over a long period of time, slow chewing of food could lead to large changes. In addition to generating more heat, slow chewing might lead you to eat less in each meal. It also might lead to less impulsive eating behaviors.
Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike.
