text: Why should you wait 30 minutes to drink after eating?
  Many people believe that drinking beverages during meals are
  harmful to your digestion.
  Some claim that it can cause pollutants to build, resulting
  in a variety of health problems.
  Understandably, you might ask if a simple glass of water
  with your dinner could be harmful - or if that's simply another urban legend.
  The above article presents a scientific review of how
  liquids during meals affect digestion and health.
  fundamentals of healthy digestion
  It's helpful to first understand the regular digestive
  process to understand why water is supposed to disrupt digestion.
  Digestion begins in your mouth as soon as you begin chewing
  your food. Chewing causes your salivary glands to produce saliva, which
  includes enzymes that aid in digestion.
  Food is broken down further in your stomach by the acidic
  gastric juice, which generates a viscous liquid called chyme.
  Chyme is mixed with digesting enzymes from your pancreas and bile acid from your liver in your small intestine. Enzymes break down the chyme, even more, preparing each vitamin for absorption into your bloodstream.
  The majority of nutrients were absorbed as chyme passes
  through your small intestine. Once it enters your colon, only a little fraction
  remains to be digested.
  Nutrients move to various parts of your body after they
  enter your bloodstream. When the residual items are evacuated, digestion is
  This entire digestive process might take anywhere from 24 to
  72 hours depending on what you eat.
  Food is broken down throughout your body during digestion so
  that nutrients can be taken into your bloodstream.
  drinks cause digestive problems?
  Drinking enough water on a regular basis provides numerous
  Some argue that drinking beverages during meals is a poor
  These three most prevalent justifications for why drinking
  liquids with meals is bad for your digestion are listed below.
  The theory asserts:
  Alcohol & acidic drinks have a bad impact on saliva.
  Others argue that drinking acidic or alcoholic beverages
  with meals causes saliva to dry down, making it more difficult for your body to
  Alcohol reduces saliva flow by 10–15% per unit of alcohol. However, this only applies to hard liquor, not the modest alcohol concentrations found in beer and wine.
  Acidic drinks, on the other hand, appear to enhance
  Lastly, there is no scientific evidence that moderate
  consumption of alcohol or acidic drinks has a deleterious impact on nutritional
  digestion or absorption.
  The theory asserts: Digestion enzymes, stomach acid, and water
  Many people believe that drinking water during meals dilutes
  stomach acid & digestive enzymes, making digestion more difficult.
  This idea, however, suggests that your digestive system is
  incapable of adapting its secretions to the consistency of a meal, which is
  The theory asserts: Liquids & digestion speed
  A third common reason against drinking liquids during meals
  is that they speed up the passage of solid foods through your stomach.
  This is assumed to shorten the contact time of the meal with
  stomach acid & digestive enzymes, resulting in poor digestion.
  However, no scientific evidence supports this assumption.
  A stomach emptying study discovered that, while liquids pass
  through your digestive system faster than solids, they have little effect on
  the digesting speed of solid food.
  Drinking liquids during meals — water, beer, or acidic
  drinks — is likely to impair your digestion.
  might improve digestion.
  Large bits of food are broken down by liquids, making them
  simpler to glide down your throat and into your stomach.
  It also aids in the easy passage of meals, avoiding bloating
  While digestion, your stomach secretes water, as well as
  gastric acid and digestive enzymes.
  In reality, this water is required for the efficient
  functioning of these enzymes.
  Liquids, whether eaten during meals, serve various
  critical roles in indigestion.
  Water has been shown to reduce appetite and calorie intake.
  Drinking water during meals can also help you pause between
  bites, allowing you to assess your hunger and fullness signals. This can help
  you avoid overeating and might aid in weight loss.
  Furthermore, in one 12-week trial, those who drank 17 ounces
  (500 ml) of water before every meal lost 4.4 pounds (2 kg) more than those who
  According to research, drinking water can increase your
  metabolism by roughly 24 calories for each and every 17 ounces (500 ml)
  Surprisingly, when the water was warmed to body temperature,
  the number of calories burned was reduced. This could be because your body
  expends more energy heating the cold water to body temperature.
  However, the effects of water on metabolism are minimal at
  best and not universal.
  Please remember that this largely pertains to water, not
  calorie-containing beverages. According to one study, drinking sugary drinks,
  milk, or juice with meals increased overall calorie intake by 8–15 percent.
  Drinking water during meals may help you control your
  appetite, avoid overeating, and lose weight. This will not apply to
  Whenever it comes to drinking liquids with meals, go with
  your gut instinct.
  If drinking liquids with your food causes pain, bloating, or
  worsens your stomach reflux, drink liquids beforehand or between meals instead.
  Otherwise, there is no reason to avoid drinking with meals.
  In the alternative, beverages drunk just before or during
  meals can encourage easy digestion, optimum hydration, as well as a feeling of
  Just keep in mind that water is the healthiest option.
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