1. Chew more, eat less:
Avoid food designed
to make you fat
(NaturalNews) Americans are eating more and gaining weight with rapid
speed, and many people have theories about why this is, but the truth
could very well be that in an effort to sell more food and make more
money, manufacturers have designed their food to go down quicker so you
can put more in your mouth. People in the U.S. used to chew their bites of
food up to 25 times before swallowing it, yet today people chew bites as
few of 10 times. Less chewing, means more swallowing, which ultimately
means more food goes down the hole. This reduction in chewing is not

2. because Americans are living faster-paced lives or are particularly full of
vigor and devour their food quickly to replenish all the calories they burn
being so active all day. People in the U.S. get less physical activity than
they used to. They are chewing less because the food is designed to make
them chew less.
Digestion
It takes the brain about 20 minutes to register that food has been
consumed and digested. Until then, you do not feel satisfied even though
there is food in your stomach. It is not until hormones like cholecystokinin
and leptin released during digestion alert your brain that there is food in
the body that you start to lose that hungry feeling. Since people may now
swallow 2.5 times as many bites than when they chewed more, it is no
wonder people are gaining weight.
Food meant to stimulate, not fill you up
The typical American diet is full of processed foods that are designed to
overpower you with strong tastes. The foods today are heavily processed,
which removes components like fiber and gristle that are harder to chew.
They are also full of fat and oils. Fat is lubricating and people are eating 63
percent more of the junk than they were three decades ago. Combine the
excess food processing with the high amounts of fat in food and you get
adult baby food that easily melts in your mouth and practically slides
down your throat.
American food manufactures are capitalizing off people's biological desire
for fat and sugar to fatten you up and sell more cheap, unhealthy food.
Back in the agricultural days, people consumed very little fat and only

3. small amounts of sugar, mainly from fruit. Since the body does need some
fat to survive and fat wasn't readily available, this could be why people
have more than 300 olfactory receptors that identify smells linked to fats.
It could explain why people prefer sweet foods as well. In our modern
world, we have more than enough food but biologically our bodies do not
know that and will respond to fatty, sugary foods like our lives depend
upon eating them.
Eat smarter
The answer to the dilemma is to both eat whole foods and eat more
slowly. Whole foods are of course healthier for you as they are lower in
calories and contain actual nutrients. Eating whole, unprocessed foods
also makes you chew more because they need to be broken down before
you can swallow them. Count how many times you chew a few bites to
make sure you are chewing thoroughly and avoid distractions like
television.
If you find it really hard to slow down, try holding your spoon or fork with
your non-dominant hand and use a small utensil. If that does not work,
there are always chopsticks.