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  2 1 Drinking water while you eat HELPS digestion. Fnarf answered in Health & Fitness over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 I can't imagine why having more fluid in your digestive track would be a problem. As opposed to what? Sugary cola drink? Milk and diary drinks? O my captain answered in Health & Fitness over 2 years ago | Report 3 comments by Joshua, Joshua, and Andy… 0 0 I've heard the OP's claim---that drinking water while you eat is bad---from one other person. Her explanation was that digestion begins in the mouth, and that by drinking you are washing away your enzyme-rich saliva. I'm skeptical, but it's a hypothesis. Her only credential was "I used to be a dietician's assistant", so I'd also like to hear an expert weigh in. Joshua commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Also, to clarify, my dietitian's assistant claimed that you should avoid drinking anything---water, sugary cola, milk---while you eat. And I don't think she said that drinking during the meal was bad, but that drinking after the meal was best. Edit: and now I see that you can edit comments instead of commenting twice in two minutes. Joshua commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/digestion/AN01776/ Andy commented over 2 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 1 This sounds like the worst of folk science. No, it's not bad to drink water while you eat and it does not disrupt your digestive process. I don't know what kind of scientific explanation you were asking for except the fact that this claim is not based in any real science. Drinking water is good for you. Andy answered in Health & Fitness over 2 years ago | Report 1 comment by chrism76… 0 0 You said that the claim of "Drinking while you eat isn't good for you" is false because of the "fact" that this claim is not based on any real science. Where are your real scienctific facts that drinking while you eat doesn't disturb anything concerning digestion process? chrism76 commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 I love water, it's my favorite drink! After searching online, there seems to have both claims wether or not it is good to drink water/juice is good or bad for your digestive system during meals. Here's a claim that it is bad. 2. Minimize drinking water and other fluids while eating. Drinking water and other fluids can cause dilution of stomach acids and digestive enzymes, making them less effective at breaking down food. Whenever possible, it is best to drink fluids before and two hours after meals. Reducing the amount of salt and spices added to foods is helpful in reducing the need to drink fluids with meals. Source: http://drbenkim.com/articles-chew.html My opinion is, logically it makes sense that water/fluids dillutes acids and enzymes and slowing it's effort down to do it's job, there's already water in the food. Does it make it true? no but it's enough for me.. I try to not drink so much while I eat. chrism76 answered in Health & Fitness about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Drinking ice cold beverages with meals isn't great for digestion. Any liquid dilutes the enzymes in the stomach that are used in digestion. Cold liquids require more metabolism to raise the temp of the drink to body temp and can diminish the metabolic processes actually used for digesting foods. Generally, if you are going to drink with a meal, your best bet is to have one glass of a warmer beverage and sip it throughout, but avoid too much liquid for the half hour surrounding the meal. But drinking enough liquids throughout the day is essential. And starting out the day with warm liquid helps promote peristalsis\, which is a good thing. Wanda answered in Health & Fitness over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 1 I feel the same way about water as W.C. Fields, "I don't drink water, because fish screw in it." aesyugc answered in Health & Fitness about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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