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Trick Your Brain By Chewing More

Chew More to Feel Full

From , former About.com Guide

Updated March 01, 2007

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Researchers have found that feeling full is a complex equation of time, thinking about food, number of chews, number of swallows, and a visual estimate of how much you have eaten. Feel full on less food by chewing more, thinking about the food as you eat it and taking longer to eat.

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