JAKARTA - Mindful eating is a method of eating that refers to the concept of mindfulness. This concept encourages humans to pay attention to everything that is eaten carefully and wholeheartedly enjoys it.Quoted from the GSD International page, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, mindful eating focuses on self-awareness while eating, realizing hunger or fullness, and involves all sensory functions while enjoying food."Mindful eating focuses on the quality of eating experience, making more room for slowdown, activation of all body senses and as a result increasing saturation," said the psychedrist and nutritionist, Dr. Stefano Erzegovesi.Mindful eating provides various benefits for both physical and psychological health, so it is important to do so. Some of the benefits of implementing mindful eating for the physical are maintaining digestive health, maintaining ideal weight, and preventing eating disorders.Meanwhile, the benefits of mindful eating for a person's psyche range from preventing impulsive appetite, causing positive feelings when eating, to overcoming anxiety or guilt while eating."Mindful eating can be an application of self-awareness to be fully present at the moment of eating, not disturbed by thoughts and emotions, with a peaceful and balanced mental attitude," he explained."Focus on eating, sitting at the table, without interruption, ficus on the food on the plate and paying attention to the mood during eating," he added. SEE ALSO: There are several ways to implement mindful eating that you can try as follows.- Make a diet by choosing nutritious food for consumption, so that the body can still get more nutritious food intake.- Price and change its views on food, by thinking about how to get these foods from processing to serving, as well as the intention of eating to maintain a healthy body and mental.- Serve food with the right portion, to prevent excessive consumption.- Food brackling slowly and feeling full food, so that you can more easily recognize when a feeling of fullness appears.- Involve the entire function of the senses to pay attention to texture, color, sound, smell, and taste as well as feelings when consuming food, so that the body gets the maximum positive effect of mindful eating. Tag: mindful eating kesehatan mental kebiasaan sehat