Samar Samir
Posted on: Sunday, May 29, 2022 – 9:56 AM | Last update: Sunday, May 29, 2022 – 9:56 AM
Have you ever wondered why essential nutrients are deficient in the body even following a balanced diet?
There are many post-meal habits that may disrupt the nutritional balance of food and hinder the body’s food absorption mechanism.
The following is a set of information regarding the habits that should be avoided following eating, as published by the “Health Shots” website.
• eat fruit
Fresh fruits are certainly the healthiest of all foods, but when they are eaten following meals, they mix with the food consumed and limit its absorption, and this may cause digestive problems, and also change the nutritional value of the food eaten.
• smoking
It is known that smoking is harmful to health, but doing it immediately following eating is 10 times worse, because cigarettes contain carcinogens that may exacerbate irritable bowel syndrome and lead to ulcerative colitis.
• Taking a nap
If you love a post-meal nap, it’s time to find out that it’s a bad habit, because when you sleep following a meal, the digestive juices produced by the stomach rise, causing heartburn, and the entire digestive process is affected.
• Shower
Be careful not to shower following meals, as blood rushes to the skin to regulate body temperature, which may lead to digestive problems; Where digestion requires a lot of energy.
• Playing sports
Exercising right following meals can disrupt digestion, and you may also experience vomiting and a bloated stomach.
• Have tea/coffee
Many of us prefer to drink tea or coffee immediately following meals, but it turns out that it is harmful to health, as there are some phenolic compounds in tea and coffee that limit iron absorption, so it should not be drunk until an hour following meals.
• Drinking water
When you drink water immediately following meals, it reduces the secretion of enzymes in the stomach, and may cause acidity and bloating, making digestion difficult.
