Set meal times help adjust your circadian clock, so your body can better predict nutrient availability and this reduces hunger, helps regulate metabolic hormones and reduces the stress response.
2. You should cut up your food, chew it well and eat slowly.
Yes, if you don't want to choke. You would be surprised how many deaths occur from choking in modernity. So please, don't bite off more than you can chew, literally. Chew well and don't laugh or fool around while eating. It is also a good idea to learn the Heimlich Maneuver.
Chewing food well, also allows for better digestion, especially if you suffer from dry mouth. But, as far as obesity/diabetes is concerned, how you chew is irrelevant. Chewing will not cause a single pound to be lost.
3. You should consume liquids only 5 minutes prior to eating and then wait until 30 minutes after.
This is not necessary unless you are having some digestive issues, like low stomach acid. Water can dilute your stomach acid if you are consuming it with your meal. But a better way to resolve that is by either having apple cider vinegar or supplement with betaine.
4. Carbonated drinks and diet soda are okay to consume, because they have 0 sugar.
Unless the carbonated drink is plain water, like Pellegrino, with no taste whatsoever, then it is not okay. Diet sodas are not okay either.
5. Sugar free Jell-O is okay to consume, because it has 0 sugar.
There is no such thing as "sugar free" Jell-O. There is artificially sweetened Jell-O. The taste of sweet, from anything, is not recommended on this blog, as it interferes with proper hypothalamic function.
6. You should always count the carbohydrates in milk and/or cream.
No. You shouldn't be consuming milk and/or cream in any significant manner that would require you to count its carbs. Milk and/or cream are to be garnishes only.
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