Eating fast, not fast-food, makes you fat
Scientists say people who eat too quickly are THREE TIMES more likely to be overweight than those who take their time over a meal.
They say those who wolf down their dinner and eat until they feel full are much more likely to be clinically obese.
Boffins from Osaka University, Japan studied the eating habits of over 3,000 adults quizzing them about how full they felt after a meal and how long the ate for.
It was found those who ate 'until full and ate quickly' had a higher body mass index, or were what is commonly know as 'biffers.'
The researchers were going to conduct the study in the US or the UK but were unable to find anyone who didn't have an obese BMI rating.
Professor Hiroyasu Iso believes the impact of eating fast and until full overrides signals in the brain which normally encourage a little more self control.
"If you eat slowly then there is some feedback from the brain that this is enough, and this helps stop you eating before you are full," he said.
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