4 extremely harmful habits for your health.

Sharing chopsticks, spoons, and dipping sauces while eating is a way for infectious diseases like the flu and mumps to spread.

When eating, we should focus on the act of eating.

Eating and drinking at the same time

We often have the habit of drinking water or fruit juice during meals. According to nutrition experts, this is an extremely harmful habit. Research shows that when there is too much liquid and food in the stomach, the digestive process slows down.

Therefore, drinking any kind of beverage while eating can affect the digestive process because it increases stomach irritation.

Furthermore, many people have the habit of pouring soup over their rice, a habit that makes them lazy to chew, swallow faster, and food enters the stomach still in a solid form, requiring the stomach to work harder to digest it. This can easily lead to chronic stomach pain.

My advice is that during meals, we should eat soup first, then rice and other food slowly. The best time to drink fruit juices is one hour before or after a meal; this not only helps protect the stomach but also stimulates the digestion process.

Eating while using your phone.

Smartphones have become an indispensable part of modern life. Many of us have developed the habit of using our phones to browse the internet or Facebook while eating, paying little attention to the unforeseen harm it can cause.

Studies show that using a phone while eating distracts attention, affecting appetite; it also affects gastric acid and enzyme secretion, preventing complete digestion. This habit not only harms the stomach but can even disrupt the entire digestive system.

Doctors advise that when eating, we should focus on the food itself and avoid distractions that might affect our meal. Besides not watching TV or using your phone, you should also avoid talking too much.

Picking up food for others.

Sharing food with others is a characteristic cultural trait, demonstrating Vietnamese hospitality. However, this seemingly beautiful gesture can be harmful to our health. Sharing chopsticks, spoons, and dipping sauces is a way to spread infectious diseases such as the flu and mumps.

Each person's mouth contains nearly 80 million different bacteria, including those that cause hepatitis and stomach ulcers, which can spread through shared food. Furthermore, the person you serve may not necessarily like the food you give them.

Therefore, during meals, we should limit picking up food for others with chopsticks. If we do, remember to turn the chopsticks around or use a clean pair.

Dessert: Fruit

We all know that eating fruit is good for our health. Many families often eat fruit as dessert right after meals. This habit is one of the causes of bloating.

Furthermore, because there is already food being digested in the stomach, fruits take longer to reach the intestines. This causes delays in the contraction and churning of food, disrupting the digestive process. It is recommended to eat fruit 1-2 hours before or after meals to help the digestive system function better.

According to Alobacsi.vn