Eating slowly will cut your snack intake

PEOPLE who take longer to eat a meal will snack less later that day, suggests a study published in the journal Nutrients.

Researchers asked participants to eat a 600-calorie meal at a normal rate (six minutes) or a slow rate (24 minutes) and compared the effects.

Two hours later the slow eaters reported feeling more full, and after three hours had consumed 25% fewer calories from snacks than the quick eaters. They also had lower levels of ghrelin, the hunger hormone.

The researchers suggested slower eating may lead to less ghrelin being released.