My whole life, I've been a slow-and-steady eater. In elementary
   school, they'd send me down a few minutes early and let me stay
   a few minutes late because I ate at one speed. One speed. It's
   normal for me. I _really_ enjoy each bite. I was the fastest
   runner 3rd-5th grade every year but the slowest eater.
   So I wondered if there's any scientific stuff about slow-eating?
   They're not sure why yet, but apparently, slow eaters are less
   likely to develop metabolic syndrome. So hey, that's something.
   I'm sure I could find something really great about fast-eating
   if I looked too, but I'm just happy to find something nice about
   my slow eating. Not that it matters. I'm not going to rush when
   I eat. You'll just have to leave me there as the world
   disappears around me and I just enjoy... each... bite. Is it
   rude of me? Probably. Don't mean it to be. Food is like mouth
   firecrackers to me. Exploding colors. It's a show.
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375288/