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: Researchers at the
University of Rhode Island have
found that eating faster
increases the amount of food
consumption. Results of their
two new studies revealed that
men eat significantly faster than
women, heavier people eat faster
than slimmer people, and refined
grains are consumed faster than
whole grains, among other
findings.
In one laboratory study, Kathleen
Melanson, URI associate
professor of nutrition, and her
lab team found that fast eaters
consumed about 3.1 ounces of
food per minute, medium-speed
eaters consumed 2.5 ounces per
minute, and slow eaters
consumed 2 ounces per minute.
The researchers also found what
Melanson described as “very
strong gender differences” in
eating rates. At lunch, the men
consumed about 80 calories per
minute while the women
consumed 52 calories per
minute.
The second study found a close
association between eating rate
and body mass index (BMI), with
those individuals with a high BMI
typically eating considerably
faster than those with a low BMI.
“One theory we are pursuing is
that fast eating may be related to
greater energy needs, since men
and heavier people have higher
energy needs,” said Melanson.
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