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A comfortable atmosphere at the table and adequate time between different meals helps the food process smoothly. Something as simple as chewing calmly makes a visible difference in your digestion. This means your stomach has to do less kneading and grinding, making it easier for it to pass into the small intestine. This is where the actual digestion process takes place and the intestinal flora can do its best work. This is what Libelle magazine claims.
Fact check
Chewing slowly and taking time to eat are part of healthy eating and living habits. A study conducted on mice suggests that chewing can ensure healthy intestinal flora, because chewing produces more fatty acids that indicate the presence of healthy intestinal bacteria. It is not known whether this also applies to humans. We also do not know whether health improves due to the presence of healthy intestinal bacteria.
Where does this news come from?
Libelle magazine wrote on January 23 that slow chewing will be beneficial for the functioning of the intestinal flora (1). It will make you feel lighter. Scientific research into intestinal bacteria is on the rise.
Research into chewing and intestinal bacteria
This was done by a team of Japanese scientists impact After who chewing On the Composition of intestinal bacteria (2).
- The researchers used mice for this purpose.
- One was given to a group of mice Classic diet. Another group received a diet with the same composition, but in… Powder form.
- Group with one Classic diet Of course it had to be done Chew more Then group with powders.
- The researchers found that Production of fatty acids in the lower intestine It was for Powder set. That would show it Chewing is important for the development of healthy intestinal flora.
- These are fatty acids produced by healthy intestinal bacteria. The more these fatty acids are present, the healthier your intestinal flora will be.
- Mice from the powder group were then trapped in tubes and had to chew a plastic strip for a long time to escape. They were then given a powdered diet. It turned out in these mice that the existing intestinal bacteria were healthier: they produced more fatty acids.
The researchers decided so Chewing plays a role in the development of healthy intestinal flora.
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(1) Good Question: Does good chewing help with smooth digestion? -Dragonfly01/23/2024.
How should you interpret this news?
Scientific research in the past has shown this Eating slowly and chewing well have a positive effect: Your feeling of fullness increases, and your appetite and calorie intake decrease (3). However, in this study there are 2 problems:
- The Japanese study does show a potential effect of chewing on gut health in mice, however More research is needed Before we can claim that there is the same relationship between chewing and gut health the people.
- The second problem is of course Ask what a healthy gut flora can mean for our health (4). In recent years, there has been tremendous scientific interest in the effects of nutritional supplements and probiotics on the intestinal flora. However, so far, there is Very little convincing evidence Delivering no improvement in health.
Conclusion
Chewing slowly and taking time to eat are part of healthy eating and living habits. A study conducted on mice suggests that chewing can ensure healthy intestinal flora, because chewing produces more fatty acids that indicate the presence of healthy intestinal bacteria. It is not known whether this also applies to humans. We also do not know whether health improves due to the presence of healthy intestinal bacteria.
