September 1/Dunedin, New Zealand/University of Otago -- Women eating food hurriedly may end up gaining weight instead nutrition from the food. Researchers of University of Otago have studied 1,500 women, belonging to the age group of 40-50, on influence of eating food at a faster pace on weight of the body.
They found that with every increase in the level of speed while eating meal, the Body Mass Index increased by 2.8%, which resulted in weight gain by 1.95kg. The researchers commenced their study in correspondence to factors like age, traditions, habit of smoking, and menopause condition, revealed head researcher Dr .Caroline Horwath.