{"id":564,"date":"2011-08-03T05:18:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T09:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=564"},"modified":"2011-08-02T22:51:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T02:51:24","slug":"chew-your-way-to-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/08\/chew-your-way-to-weight-loss.html","title":{"rendered":"Chew Your Way to Weight Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, here\u2019s a new weight loss tip: chew your food.\u00a0 Really.\u00a0 According to a new study from Harbin Medical University in China, published in the July 2011 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who chew their food 40 times instead of the average 15 consumed 12% fewer calories.<\/p>\n<p>You might assume they ate less because all that jaw exercise wore them out and they gave up the effort.\u00a0 Actually, the study found that longer chewing produced lower levels of ghrelin.\u00a0 We\u2019ve heard of ghrelin before.That\u2019s the hormone that tells your autopilot that you are still hungry &#8212; so keep eating. They also found the heavy duty chewers had more of the hormones that send the \u201cEnough already!\u201d message to the brain.\u00a0<a title=\"Controlling hunger\" href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/07\/supporting-the-good-guys.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read about hunger\/satiety hormones.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How much difference can a 12% reduction in calories make?\u00a0 Theoretically about 25 lbs. in a year.\u00a0 Of course, if you have soup, ice cream, and other slurpable food, that will bring the numbers down some.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sorry, folks, but if you have a serious weight problem, you will need to do something besides chew.\u00a0 Eating a low glycemic diet and adding more steps to your daily exercise will make a much more reliable contribution to your weight loss goal.<\/p>\n<p>But, it doesn\u2019t hurt to chew your food!<\/p>\n<p>Source:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajcn.org\/content\/early\/2011\/07\/20\/ajcn.111.015164.abstract\">http:\/\/www.ajcn.org\/content\/early\/2011\/07\/20\/ajcn.111.015164.abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, here\u2019s a new weight loss tip: chew your food.\u00a0 Really.\u00a0 According to a new study from Harbin Medical University in China, published in the July 2011 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who chew their food 40 times instead of the average 15 consumed 12% fewer calories. 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