Health:-Eat slowly ‘to stave off diabetes’: - - Want to stave off diabetes?Eat slowly, says a new study.

Researchers at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences have
foundthat people who wolf down their food are two-and-a half times
morelikely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who savour their
meal.
This is in line with previousresearch that found links between eating
quickly and obesity. But it is the first time that the speed at which
people eat has been identified as an independent risk factor for Type
2 diabetes.
For their study, the researchers compared 234 newly diagnosed Type 2
diabetes patients to 468 people free from the disease. The
participants were quizzed on diabetes risk factors and asked to rate
their eating speed. Body weights and measurements were also taken, the
'Daily Express' reported.
After adjusting for other factors including a family history of
diabetes, exercise habits and smoking, the researchers found those
with faster eating habits had a more than two times greater riskof
developing Type 2 diabetes.
Lead researcher Dr. Lina Radzeviciene said, "The prevalence of Type 2
diabetes is increasing globally and becoming a world pandemic. It's
important to identify modifiable risk factors that may help people
reduce their chances of developingthe disease."
Type 2 diabetes, which normally develops during middle age and is
associated with obesity or an unhealthy lifestyle, is a largely
preventable diseasethat can be controlled through a healthy diet and
exercise, even if an individual finds it a struggle to lose weight.
Dr. Radzeviciene's team now hopes to perform a larger study looking at
how types of food, calorie intake, exercise, and psychological and
emotional well-being affect diabetes risk factors.

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