The impact of digestion on weight loss is very significant. As we were told many times, we are what we eat. Of course, the exact digestion time depends on an individual’s physical health, metabolism, age, and even gender, but, generally speaking, some foods will go through you in no time, while others will wander in your system for a while. We at Bright Side prepared this article to help you stick to a balanced diet and give you some tips to improve your digestion. We also included a bonus at the end just for you. If we simplify the term, digestion time is a procedure when food that you eat breaks down into tiny particles that get transferred through your intestinal system into the bloodstream. It is important to understand digestion time to lose weight or to maintain what you have already achieved. © Depositphotos.com, © Depositphotos.com If you have lots of fast-digesting foods, you may find that you are eating way more than you should because very soon after you eat it, it’s all gone and you feel hungry again. This type of food gives you a rapid boost of energy — in other words, a glucose level jump. While a boost of energy sounds good, if your body is flooded with glucose and doesn’t use it, the rest turns into fat. © Depositphotos.com, © Depositphotos.com Slow-digesting food raises your blood sugar levels much more slowly, giving more steady and balanced energy. But if you eat only very slow-digesting food, you make your digestive system work to the max all the time and it can be quite tough on your body. Specialists suggest not mixing fast and slow digesting types of food each time you eat and avoid consuming fast food too soon after slow ones since digestion hasn’t finished yet, and so you don’t overload your stomach. The best time for processing food that has components with different digestion times is at lunch when your digestive system is the most active. The meals for breakfast and dinner should be simpler and preferably with products that are quickly digested so you get an energy boost soon after breakfast and let your stomach rest at night.
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© LiveLaughLove / Pixabay All of our parents told us that gum stays in the stomach for years if swallowed, and as kids, we probably believed them. But that can’t be farther from the truth; although chewing gum is meant to be chewed and not swallowed, if you happen to eat a piece of gum, it’s very likely that it will stay intact through your body, as our bodies can’t break it apart. If you accidentally swallow a small piece of gum, there’s probably nothing to worry about. Nevertheless, swallowing big pieces of gum can cause a blockage in your intestines and send you directly to surgery. This can also happen to small children, which is why it’s better not to give them chewing gum, as most of them don’t understand that they shouldn’t swallow it. Have you ever accidentally swallowed a piece of gum? Do you eat more slow-digesting or fast-digesting foods? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below. Please note: This article was updated in August 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies. Bright Side/Health/How Long Different Foods Take to Digest, and Why It’s Important to Know You may like these articles |