Experiment: Two Eating Habits That Really Made You Gain Weight

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From serving the food you put on your plate, and how quickly you eat it, can affect how much you eat or possibly overeat.

A new study found that when people were given large portions of macaroni and cheese at lunch, they ate more – 43% more when the portion size increased by 75%.

Those who ate faster or took more bites also tended to eat more food.

“I think both of our main findings have implications for health and how much we eat. And another step is weight maintenance and weight gain,” said study author Paige Cunningham, a doctoral student at Pennsylvania State University.

Researchers gathered 44 men and women for a weekly lunch for four weeks, giving them portions of macaroni and cheese. of different sizes in random order, served with water. They videotaped the meals to measure the speed at which the participants ate and the size of their bites.

The study participants ranged in age from 18 to 68 years old. About two-thirds were women. About 45% were overweight or obese.

Eating speed did not change with increasing portion size. Participants ate more when they ate faster or took more bites, and when they ate more or ate for longer.

The reason people eat more when they eat faster may be because the body's response to how long food stays in a person's mouth.

Knowing that people eat more when their portions are larger, one recommendation is to be aware of what portions you are giving yourself. A person can also compensate for consuming more energy or calories than they need by choosing foods with fewer calories per gram.

From the amount of food you put on your plate and how quickly you eat it , depends on how much you eat or maybe overeat.

When they change the calorie content of food, reducing it by 30%, people do not notice it. They do this by mixing in more vegetables, using more herbs and spices, and a little less fat, but still keeping the flavors high. People can make these small changes at home as well.