Metacognition Part 24: Eating Behavior – The Real Reason We Eat When Full

1. Columnist Lee Seon-yeong explained why we keep eating even when full, citing delayed satiety signals in the brain and emotional hunger.
2. The column introduced a study showing the brain takes about 20 minutes to register fullness, and that people seek high-fat foods 24 hours after stress.
3. It proposed metacognitive eating methods, including emotional checks before meals, the 20-minute rule, and keeping a food journal, along with a 3-day experiment of 20-minute meals.

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