Wolfing Down Food Can Affect the Body’s Hormones
February 10th, 2010 by Nina Thompson, ARNP
Eating too quickly may inhibit the release of hormones that cause you to feel full, and lead to overeating, according to researchers from Laiko General Hospital in Athens, Greece.
In their recent study, patients who ate a meal in 30 minutes had higher levels of two satiety-inducing hormones, than those who wolfed down their food in five minutes. The two satiety-inducing hormones are called peptide YY (PYY) and glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1). They function to make the person feel full after a meal and do this by signaling the brain to stop eating.
Source: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Source: “‘Wolfing’ Down Food Could Pack on the Pounds”, MedPage Today, November 2009
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