DDS Weight Management System™

Eating too much? Eat less with smaller bites. Discreet oral system slows eating, reduces food intake!

Eating too much? The problem isn't just what we eat, it's how we eat. Americans eat so fast, there isn’t time to feel full, so we keep on eating, consuming more calories than we need. Now, Baystate Dental PC has a simple new way to help people eat less: The DDS System. It lets you eat less food effortlessly, by slowly eating and retraining you to take smaller bites.

The DDS is a discreet oral appliance that forces users to take smaller bites, giving the natural “satiety response” an chance to kick in.

“Eating slowly and taking smaller bites is not a new concept, but it can be difficult to do,” said Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., Director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, and Co-Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of Scientific Intake. “We are a nation on the run; people rarely linger over meals, and eating large portions fast has become a real problem. But we know from research that when you eat more slowly, the natural satiety response can be triggered and you can feel full sooner and therefore eat less.”

“We are pleased to be able to offer the DDS System to our patients. We know many of our patients are busy individuals who eat quickly or eat on the run and can benefit from re-training themselves to eat more slowly.”

Eating at hyper-speed has become part of American culture, yet few approaches have connected the dots between America’s speed-eating and its over-eating. A recent study from Japan has connected eating more slowly with eating less. Specifically, the Japanese study reported that nearly 1,700 young women confirmed that eating slowly results in feeling fuller sooner, which translates to eating less.

Changing the way you go about eating can make it easier to eat less without feeling deprived, according to the National Institute of Health’s Guide to Behavior Change. Slowing the rate of eating can allow satiety signals to begin to develop by the end of the meal.

By forcing smaller bites and slower eating, the DDS System enables people to feel satisfied with less food. The DDS System encourages behavior modification and provides a much-needed focus, not just on what we eat, but how we eat.

The custom-made DDS can be carried in a purse or pocket. It can be discreetly inserted before meals and removed after meals. It is invisible to others, but substantially reduces the open space, or vault, in the rock of its user’s mouth, helping its user to take smaller bites.

“You notice the first time you put it in. The first couple bites feel different, but after a meal or two, you get used to it., The DDS System is simple, clean, and is the easiest thing I have done to help me control my eating habits.”

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