Join Jimmy today for a brand new Jimmy Makes Science Simple as he tackles the idea that obesity can be avoided by just chewing and savoring food longer. “I wonder if they could have taken a steak and liquified it, if that would have made a difference.”  - Jimmy Moore   In this episode, Jimmy features a study that was published in the December 9, 2021 issue of the journal Scientific Reports entitled “Chewing increases postprandial diet-induced thermogenesis.” This research conducted by researchers in the Department of Nutrition and Metabolism at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan was a randomized crossover study of 11 young and healthy men to see what impact consuming a liquid drink would have on a process called diet-induced thermogenesis that would result in more energy being utilized after consuming the meals in one of three states–drinking it, holding the drink in their mouths for 30 seconds before swallowing, and chewing the drink continuously for 30 seconds before swallowing. The results of the study were truly fascinating and Jimmy shares the full details about it in today’s episode! Got a new study you want Jimmy to feature on his @jimmymakessciencesimple Instagram page and on a future podcast? Email him the link to [email protected]. Jimmy Makes Science Simple on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jimmymakessciencesimple DECEMBER 2021 STUDY: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-03109-x