A crucial lifestyle change

"Eating more slowly can be a crucial lifestyle change to help prevent metabolic syndrome," said Takayuki Yamaji, a cardiologist at the University of Hiroshima. "When people eat fast, they tend not to feel full and are more likely to overeat." Fast eating causes greater fluctuation of glucose, which can lead to insulin resistance, "he continues. The researcher believes that the research, although carried out with a Japanese population, can also be applied to the United States and, therefore, to the rest of the western world.

At this point, you will ask yourself one of the most pertinent questions: Am I one of those who eat too fast? According to experts, the ideal is that you spend at least 30 minutes-since, according to Harvard Health magazine, 20 minutes is the time that more or less takes the brain to recognize that we are full and, if you eat fast, the signal of that you have eaten enough will be late, when you have eaten too much food. Also, you should chew food five to ten times more than you normally do and, to ensure proper digestion, always eat while sitting.

Here is a picture of me, of the change that I generate eating properly and exercising a little each day.