Why eating too fast can increase your blood sugar

Eating too fast may feel convenient, but it can disrupt your body’s natural hunger and fullness cues, leading to overeating, rapid glucose spikes and long term metabolic issues. Studies from MDPI and Longstreet Clinic show that fast eaters tend to have higher post meal blood sugar and greater risk of insulin resistance and weight gain. Here’s why slowing down matters. (Source: Photo by unsplash)

Poor Chewing Increases Glycaemic Overload: Insufficient chewing means large food particles reach the stomach and are digested rapidly. Faster digestion means quicker glucose release, raising blood sugar levels. (Source: Photo by unsplash)

Rapid Eating causes Sharp Glucose Spikes: When you eat quickly, glucose enters the bloodstream faster than your body can regulate. This leads to sudden post meal sugar spikes, putting stress on the pancreas. (Source: Photo by unsplash)

Disrupts Gut Hormones: Slow eating stimulates GLP1 and PYY, hormones that help control appetite and glucose. Fast eating suppresses these hormones, leading to impaired sugar regulation. (Source: Photo by unsplash)

Increase risk of insulin resistance: Repeated glucose surges from fast eating force the pancreas to produce more insulin. Over time, this can lead to insulin resistance, a major precursor to type 2 diabetes. (Source: Photo by unsplash)

Fast Eating Leads to Overeating: Your brain takes about 20 minutes to register fullness. Eating too fast makes you overconsume calories, pushing blood sugar even higher after meals. (Source: Photo by unsplash)

Linked with Higher Weight Gain: Studies show that people who eat fast have a higher BMI and more abdominal fat. Both are strongly associated with elevated glucose levels and metabolic disorders. (Source: Photo by unsplash)