According to Michael Mosley, chewing food properly can help people burn more calories
A weight loss strategy that doesn't involve cutting calories or dieting could actually help you lose pounds through the power of chewing. .
"Like most of us, I suspect, I remember years ago being told to chew my food at least 32 times before swallowing it," wrote Michael for the outlet. The type of food you eat plays an important role. Scientists pointed out the speed at which we chew has much less of an effect on the energy exerted than the hardness of the material we chew.
When chewing the softer gum, the subjects' metabolic rate increased by 10.2%. The rate jumped even higher to 15.1% for those that chewed stiffer gum.
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