Nutrition’s Lindsay Malone explains how slowing down at meals can help people recognize fullness

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Women's Fitness: Lindsay Malone, instructor in the Department of Nutrition at the School of Medicine, said the 20-minute rule isn’t a magic number or weight-loss guarantee. Slowing down helps people enjoy food, recognize fullness and give gut-brain signals time to develop. She recommends sitting down without phones and chewing thoroughly to encourage a more comfortable eating pace.