How harmful is eating too fast and too late?

New research suggests that these two factors may influence the risk of digestive problems, obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Therefore, adjusting meal times and eating speed can also help prevent and resolve the above conditions, according to medical website WebMD .

Don't eat too fast

Thường xuyên ăn quá nhanh còn gây ra những hậu quả lâu dài — Eating too fast regularly can also cause long-term consequences.

Most people know that eating too quickly can cause indigestion, gas, bloating, and nausea. But eating too quickly on a regular basis can have long-term consequences.

Feeling full helps you avoid overeating and consuming too many calories. But it takes about 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that you're full. So when you eat too quickly, you'll feel the fullness signal later, causing you to eat more and consume more calories than you intended. Research shows this can lead to weight gain.

This habit can also lead to digestive diseases in the long run, because eating too much causes food to stay in the stomach longer, prolonging the time the stomach lining is exposed to stomach acid.

A study of 10,893 Koreans found that those who ate the fastest (less than 5 minutes per meal) were 1.7 times more likely to develop gastritis than those who ate the slowest (15 minutes or more).

Another Korean study, which included 89 people, also found that eating faster also increased the risk of persistent indigestion.

At the extreme, researchers have observed that in people who eat very quickly, the stomach expands to form a large pouch, making them susceptible to obesity, gastroparesis, severe nausea and vomiting, and the need for partial gastrectomy.

Eating speed also affects metabolism and ultimately leads to the development of diabetes.

With these potential problems, people may slow down their eating to feel full before overeating.