Why Are the Fast Eaters Three Times More Likely to Carry Belly Fat?

Fast eaters are more than three times as likely to carry belly fat, even when they’re eating the same food as slower eaters. In this episode of The Habit Healers Podcast, I walk you through the science of why eating speed quietly shapes weight, blood sugar, and metabolic health, and what to do about it.We dig into the gut hormones that tell your brain you’re full, GLP-1, CCK, and PYY, and why they need about twenty minutes to catch up to your fork. I share what researchers found when seventeen volunteers ate the same ice cream in five minutes versus thirty minutes, why chewing alone changes your hormone response, and what a six-year study of nearly 60,000 adults revealed about people who shifted from fast to slower eating. I’ll also tell you about a small German trial where six men lost a median of eleven percent of their body weight by simply slowing down at the table, and kept it off for almost two years.Then I walk you through this week’s habit, The Slow Bite, a simple twenty-minute mindful eating practice you can start at your next meal.What you’ll learn:* Why fast eating is linked to belly fat, metabolic syndrome, and weight gain* How GLP-1, CCK, and PYY create your natural “stop eating” signal* Why chewing more slowly may reduce calorie intake by around twelve percent* The connection between stress, eating speed, and overeatingA simple twenty-minute mindful eating habit you can start this weekCheck out the Habit Healers Community: https://www.skool.com/habithealers/aboutDr. Marbas Substack Article: https://drlauriemarbas.substack.com/p/why-are-the-fast-eaters-three-times Get full access to The Habit Healers at drlauriemarbas.substack.com/subscribe