For foodies, eating more is often easier than eating less at every meal. If you’re still doing that, you must read this article.
Why is eating less good for your health?
First of all, to be clear, eating less doesn’t mean not eating, such as in real life, many people who are overweight go on a sudden urge to lose weight, and choose not to eat dinner, or because of busy working hours, often find excuses not to eat breakfast and so on.
Such a way is not the concept of eating less; instead, such a way increases the probability of nutritional deficiency diseases and malnutrition. Therefore, we still emphasize the importance of eating three meals a day to help the body supplement more nutrients. Eating less, in the true sense of the word, benefits your health through proper fasting.
Eating less may add years to your life
In a BBC documentary Eating, Fasting and Longevity, the first human medical study compared the eating situation of three groups, i.e., the first group had an unrestricted diet throughout the day, the second group ate only one meal a day, and the third group reduced the number of meals by 30 percent based on the second group.
The third group was in good health, and their life expectancy was extended by more than 20 percent in the same animal experiment. This kind of caloric restriction is a very good practice for the organism.
In addition, later studies found that eating a meal lasting no more than seven minutes improves metabolic health and helps extend life expectancy. So, you can follow this approach to eating.
Eat less to reduce gastrointestinal burden
For people who are already suffering from abdominal obesity, it is even more important to eat less. Reducing the amount of food in each meal minimizes the burden on the stomach and intestines and avoids different degrees of bloating, belching, and acid reflux caused by indigestion.
Eating less helps to control weight
To lose weight, you should always follow the “keep your mouth shut and keep your legs open” principle. By eating less, you are contributing to a healthy weight. On the contrary, consuming too much food over a long period and eating to the brim at every meal will not only convert the body’s undigested carbohydrates into fat components but also increase the risk of obesity.
In many studies, it has been proven that obesity is the source of all diseases, and such a figure is also a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Especially if you eat too much at dinner, it may affect the quality of your sleep.
Therefore, appetite control is a prerequisite for good health, and I hope everyone can stop eating when they’re full but want to eat a few more bites.
