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Slow and Steady Loses Weight

by Lawrence La Raia
Posted on Nov 22, 2006

Eat slowly, and ye shall eat less.

This little proverb from the book of Lawrence is based on this article. Although I'm sure the first sentence sums it up nicely I'll expand a bit. A study conducted at the University of Rhode Island found that women ate less calories when they took their time eating.

Mom always knew best, didn't she? Although I don't get the whole keep the elbows off the table thing.


About the Author
Lawrence La Raia is a freelance writer working as the house blogger at askdrmanny.com. Lawrence has developed and produced multimedia content for over 100 college textbooks at Pearson Education, primarily involving the subjects of biology and anatomy. His opinions have been featured in the now defunct Silicon Alley Daily. His writing may also be found at thisblogismyblog.com, his personal blog. In addition to writing, Lawrence also works as a freelance web designer and has contributed to the development at askdrmanny.com. Lawrence resides with his wife and children in the beautiful garden state of New Jersey.

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