If you're looking for ways to improve your diet, it doesn't always come down to what you eat. In many ways, how you eat food is just as important.

Serrano is a contributor for TIME. Serrano is a contributor for TIME. People eat quickly for all kinds of reasons. Some have developed the habit because of modern-day time constraints. Others grew up ...

You probably learned to eat quickly out of necessity – rushing through breakfast before work, wolfing down lunch between meetings, or finishing dinner while watching TV. But your brain wasn’t designed ...

You finish your meal in five minutes, barely tasting the food. Ten minutes later, you feel uncomfortably stuffed. Or you eat quickly and feel hungry again soon after despite consuming plenty of ...

People eat quickly for all kinds of reasons. Some have developed the habit because of modern-day time constraints. Others grew up in big families where you needed to eat quickly if you wanted seconds.