Never do these 5 things after having your meal

Be careful

What you eat reflects on your body. Skipping breakfast, having a heavy meal for lunch or overdoing dinner- we are all guilty of taking our nutrition lightly and this, in turn, impacts our health.
While we all know that doing certain things after a meal like swimming or heavy exercises is bad for you, there are also many other mistakes which you might be making unintentionally. We have listed down some of the most common post-meal mistakes people make. Consider yourself warned!

Have a fruit after your meals

Fruits are super healthy for you, period. But if you want the right nutrition, it is important you time it right. Fruits are best if you consume them on an empty stomach, or after a specific duration post your meal and not immediately after. Eating fruits right after meals may limit its absorption and lead to digestive problems as well. Plus, do remember that it may also affect your taste. 

Sleeping immediately after meals

Who doesn't like sleeping after meals? Well, we hate to break it to you but it is time you delay your precious nap time. After you have had your meal, your body is still in the middle of digesting food. Lying down or sleeping disrupts digestion as you are no longer in the same upright position and this may make you experience discomfort, nagging pain, flatulence and other problems. The same way, it is rather not advised that you take a shower after your meals.

Smoking cigarettes

Smoking and tobacco consumption is bad but a lot of smokers have this habit to smoke after a meal. Do remember that smoking and tobacco are comparatively harsher on the stomach and the carcinogens which you inhale along the way can irritate the wall linings, intestines and lead to problems like IBS and bowel infections in the long run.
There is also another harmful side effect you are exposing yourself to. According to studies, even smoking one cigarette after a meal has the same effects as smoking  10 cigarettes at once.

Loosening your belt after eating

The next time you say that you want to loosen up your belt after a hearty meal, think again.
For starters, your meal shouldn't really be making you experience discomfort. If you want to loosen up your belt, it is simply a sign that you might have overeaten. Secondly, a number of studies say that extending even little amounts of pressure or stress in and around the stomach can disrupt the gastric process and digestion, which may lead to problems (although this has no scientific backing). The same way, you should also vary hard exercises and strenuous activities, or walks.

Drinking water

Staying hydrated should always be your priority but having a drink right after your meals is not really helpful. Consuming water after meals can dilute your gastric juice secretion and the enzymes, which can further trigger acidity. The same way, including caffeine or tea, can lead to problems in iron absorption, which you have with your meals. 

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Time-restricted eating can combat diabetes

According to the findings of a recent study, time-restricted eating can turn out to be beneficial for blood glucose. As part of the study, a team of researchers assessed the effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) in 15 men for one week.

"The men, who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, limited their food intake to a nine-hour period per day," said the lead author of the study. The blood glucose response to a standard meal was assessed each day of the study. The investigators found that TRE improved glucose control, regardless of when the men chose to stop eating.

"Our results suggest that modulating when, rather than what, we eat can improve glucose control. We did see a tiny amount of weight loss in this study, which may have contributed to the results," the researcher explained.

A participant, who has been participating in a follow-up study, undertook a TRE regime in which he ate his normal diet only from 9.30am to 7.30pm over a similar eight-week trial.

"The restricted eating regime was initially challenging, but soon became more manageable. I only ate up until 7.30pm as I found this worked well with my lifestyle. Over the trial, I found that my fasting blood glucose tolerance improved significantly. It changed from 'increased risk' level to 'normal'. This was without changing any of the foods that I like to eat," the author asserted.

“Time-restricted eating regimes demonstrate that we can enjoy foods that are perceived to be 'bad' for us if we eat them at the right time of day when our bodies are more biologically able to deal with the nutrient load. And perhaps more importantly, if we allow our bodies to have more time fasting each night,” the author explained.

"While these early results show some promise for controlling blood glucose, a larger study over a longer duration is required to fully investigate the effectiveness of this pattern of time-restricted eating," she said.

From 2000 to 2015 there were 3,06,201 new cases of insulin-treated type 2 diabetes in Australia: on average 19,000 new cases each year. The incidence of insulin-treated type 2 diabetes was between 1.2 to 1.5 times as high for men than women during this time. Incidence rates for insulin-treated type 2 diabetes were twice as high among those in the lowest socioeconomic group compared with those in the highest group.

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