Is your child eating too fast?
This could be the reason
Fast eating is probably a matter of habit but can it signal to us other things besides hunger?
Researchers have gone out to test this question and have a message for all the parents out there
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23/02/2022
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 06:23 Updated: 07:15
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Your child eats too fast for your taste and you are afraid that this will make him gain weight?
A recent study finds that impulsive children tend to eat faster than their more introverted peers and therefore have a higher chance of becoming obese.
A team from Buffalo University adds that their study found that impulsive children are also more prone to greater urges to eat when food is sitting in front of them.
While many of us have adopted less good eating and exercise habits during the plague, and yes, this includes children, it is important to understand what may physically and mentally harm their health, when unbalanced eating is of course just one tier in this whole.
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"Temperament is linked to many developmental and behavioral outcomes in children, but despite the evolving evidence, few studies have examined its association with childhood obesity," says Robert Berkowitz, professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Weight and Eating Disorders program at Philadelphia Children's Hospital.
What makes children eat faster?
Girl eating spaghetti (Photo: ShutterStock)
The research team, whose findings were published in the journal Pediatric Obesity, studied 28 children from a family intervention program that encourages slower eating behaviors for children ages four to eight at high risk for obesity.
The researchers examined topics such as the child's satiety from the meal, his reactions to the sight of the food, the smell or the taste and how quickly they ate the food served to them.
In addition, the child's personality, self-control, impulsivity and ability to manage negative emotions were taken into account.
The results showed that children who felt full had more self-control so as not to eat too much.
Children who ate more slowly were also less likely to be extroverted or impulsive.
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"Parents may use food to calm children with temperament and alleviate negative emotions," says Alyssa Baton, one of the study's editors.
"Future research should examine the different ways parents feed their children in response to their temperament, as well as investigate whether the relationship between temperament and eating behaviors is two-way. Can the habit of eating slower, over time, lead to lower impulsivity?"
In any case, if you want to change the eating habits of your child and yours and adopt a slower and healthier eating pace, it is recommended to avoid eating in front of various screens (computer, mobile phone, TV, etc.), try to place the fork on a plate between bites, drink water, Try to chew each bite a few more times beyond what you are used to, take smaller bites and eat foods rich in dietary fiber (which usually require more vigorous chewing).
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