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Researchers are beginning to find that chewing more during meals can increase hormones associated with satiation and the feeling of being full. The main hormone called leptin, seems to increase at higher levels when we spend a longer time chewing our food. Many people in today’s society will wolf down food with barely 10 chews, [...]
Recently it has been reported that over 20% of nationwide restaurants are misguiding health-conscious diners with their calorie counts on menus and the restaurants website. According to CNN, 1 out of 5 restaurant calorie counts are wrong. So wrong, in fact, that restaurants are hiding up to 500-1000 calories from their nutrition menus. An analysis [...]
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