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I remember reading somewhere that the signal from the stomach to the brain telling you are full takes 20 minutes so if you eat slower you eat less food in that
by singold 10y ago
I remember reading somewhere that the signal from the stomach to the brain telling you are full takes 20 minutes so if you eat slower you eat less food in that period when you are full but don't know it yet
- Bartweiss 10y agoAnd interestingly, drinking is the opposite - consuming liquid kills thirst immediately, and it won't come back for ~20 minutes even if you still need hydration. Both systems make sense, since you can hydrate in ~60 seconds but might need to stay hungry for ~10 minutes after you start eating. But they can both cause problems: hunger by prompting fast eaters to overeat, and thirst by letting dehydrating things like liquor satiate you.