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5 Reasons to Chew Thoroughly

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5 Reasons to Chew Thoroughly

We have all most likely been advised at some point to chew our food more, and eat slower. This suggestion may seem difficult to follow because we are usually not told why it is important.

When we understand how much chewing is beneficial for our overall health, taking a little more time with each bite during a meal seems to make much more sense. There are several reasons to chew more slowly, here I will summarized the points I have found most helpful to understand into 5 categories:

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48 comments

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Kathy Perez Kathy P.
3:31PM PDT on Jun 16, 2012

informative. thanks

iii q. g d c.
10:06AM PDT on Apr 19, 2012

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iii q. g d c.
10:06AM PDT on Apr 19, 2012

ty

May Leong May L.
8:32PM PDT on Apr 12, 2012

Thank you for the excellent article . Chewing and eating slow are good and healthing eating habits for maintaining healthy life style. I used to eat very fast due to time constraint and suffered the bad consequence. I learnt to eat slow now and enjoy the food with gratitude !

Patricia H. Patricia H.
8:24AM PDT on Apr 5, 2012

thanks for sharing

Sam Richardson Samantha R.
8:57PM PDT on Apr 3, 2012

These are all good reasons to chew more, I am certainly going to try to do so from now on!

Danuta Watola Danuta W.
12:31AM PDT on Apr 1, 2012

Thanks for sharing.

Mac C. Mac C.
4:42PM PDT on Mar 31, 2012

Great article that explains the 'why' of chewing slowly very well. I never knew why I needed to slow down and chew chew chew, and though I've gotten better at it over the years, I finally know. I like Kristen B's comment, and I will try that one. thank you for the aticle..

Mandi A. Mandi R.
10:05AM PDT on Mar 31, 2012

Thank you! So true!

Duane B. Duane B.
7:18AM PDT on Mar 31, 2012

Thank you for sharing.

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