People who eat quickly until they're full are three times more likely to be overweight, a problem aggravated by the availability of fast food and the decline of good dining habits, Japanese researchers said yesterday.
The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, highlight how eating styles, and not just what or how much is eaten, can contribute to an obesity epidemic fueled by the spread of Western-style affluence in many parts of the world.
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