One of the foundational habits in my Lean Lifestyle Online Nutrition Coaching System is "Eat Slowly." Here's what a recent article in the Washington Post had to say ... - - - "Eating more slowly may have an especially powerful effect. A research team reported on the eating habits of 59,000 mostly obese subjects with Type 2 diabetes. Specifically, the investigators wanted to know what would happen if the subjects changed their eating speed — fast, normal, slow — during the six-year study. Those who moved from fast to normal had a 29 percent lower rate. Those who moved from the fast to the slow category had a 42 percent lower rate of obesity than those who continued to eat quickly. The researchers speculated that fast eaters consume calories more quickly than the body can register fullness, while slow eaters will notice 'feelings of satiety before an excessive amount of food is ingested.' " - - - Bottom line: Slowing down your eating speed may ...