Two meals, three sequences, one finding: meal type, not the order of eating, shapes how long we chew and eat. Bento meals increased duration and chewing, while pizza prompted faster, shorter eating.
Study: The Meal Type Rather than the Meal Sequence Affects the Meal Duration, Number of Chews, and Chewing Tempo. Image Credit: Aedka Studio / Shutterstock
Researchers at the Fujita Health University, Japan, investigated the effect of meal type and sequence on meal duration. They found that meal type significantly affects meal duration, independent of meal sequence. The findings are published in the journal Nutrients.
Background
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