Why Are the Fast Eaters Three Times More Likely to Carry Belly Fat?

The Habit Healers · May 22, 2026 · 11m

Fast eaters are more than three times as likely to carry belly fat, even when they’re eating the same food as slower eaters. In this episode of The Habit Healers Podcast, I walk you through the science of why eating speed quietly shapes weight, blood sugar, and metabolic health, and what to do about it.

We dig into the gut hormones that tell your brain you’re full, GLP-1, CCK, and PYY, and why they need about twenty minutes to catch up to your fork. I share what researchers found when seventeen volunteers ate the same ice cream in five minutes versus thirty minutes, why chewing alone changes…