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Reuters has reported that “People who eat quickly until full are three times more likely to be overweight, a problem exacerbated by the availability of fast food and the decline of orderly dining habits.”

The findings were made by Hiroyasu Iso and colleagues at Japan’s Osaka University and published in the British Medical Journal. According to Reuters, “They cited as causes both the availability of cheap food in big portions and habits like watching television while eating.”

The problem is becoming increasingly international as well. The Reuters article says, “The World Health Organization classifies around 400 million people as obese, 20 million of them under the age of five. The condition raises the risk of diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart problems.” The epidemic of obesity continues to spread in the United States, with more than 25% of Americans classified as obese by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

The Osaka University study found that parents should encourage children prone to obesity “to eat slowly and in calm surroundings.”

If you’d like to read the Reuters article cited above go to: Speedy eaters seen likelier to get fat

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