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Originally Posted by L-Pink
Me too, lol.
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It is true that thorough mastication of food aids in digestion for several reasons.
The smaller the particles the food bits are the faster (and more importantly) effectively they can be digested in the stomach and then move into the intestines where most of the actual absorption of the nutrients are extracted.
The chewing 30 times was an average that some study found and it is actually a good "rule of thumb" for most food. It is especially good for Americans who tend to over eat and continue to eat well after they are actually full but do not realize it because they have eaten too quickly due to not chewing long enough (so for that reason alone it is a good idea).
Also, digestion actually STARTS IN THE MOUTH and this is especially true with starches which a surprising number of foods contain totally or in part. Examples would be breads, pastas, certain vegetables such as potatoes are nearly all starch.
The saliva starts this digestion by breaking them down from complex carbohydrates into sugar. If you crave a sweet for example and only have crackers chew one for that 30 times and you will see that it turns very sweet.
Another little known fact is that by thoroughly chewing beans or any food that is known for farting. It can be greatly reduced by starting the digestion process in the mouth so that by the time it reaches the intestines where the bacteria there breakdown for you (yes you have billions of them in your gut) they will have much less work to do and less byproduct of that work which is...wait for it...methane gas...also known as the common FART!
There you go...enough fucking information than you ever thought there was about chewing your fucking food!
Your veggie puree drink looks great BTY
