Why can not I wash down the food?

In modern dietology, there are two diametrically opposed points of view, on whether you can wash down the food. Adherents of one of them believe that food can not be washed down, and that's why:

1. The food begins to be digested in our mouth. This is facilitated by the enzymes that enter the saliva. If we wash down the food, then we reduce the concentration of enzymes in saliva, and we interfere with the normal digestion of food.
2. Wash down the eaten, we dilute the gastric juice, which prevents not only the digestive processes, but also reduces the bactericidal properties of the former. And this is fraught with food poisoning and the occurrence of intestinal infections.
3. Wash the food, we swallow excess air, which leads to increased gas production.
4. In addition, squeezing food, we increase the volume of the stomach, and this is a direct way to overeating and overweight.

Opponents of sweating food offer to drink 30 minutes before meals, and 20-60 minutes after.

The better to drink water?

Adherents of another theory believe that drinking a meal is not harmful, and if you really want to, then why not afford a glass of water at dinner. And in general, it is important not how much, but what to drink, while eating:

• food can not be washed down with cold water and other cold drinks, which is why: a cold liquid strengthens the peristalsis of the intestine, and food, not having time to digest, is excreted from the body almost unchanged. In addition, if you drink cold drinks with fatty foods, you can earn pancreatitis;
• protein foods, for example, meat and fish should not be washed down with sweet juices and soda - it can cause flatulence and diarrhea;
• the use of tea, both black and green, along with food, also hinders its full assimilation, and if you constantly drink tea with food, you can get such diseases of the digestive tract as biliary dyskinesia , pancreatitis and cholelithiasis;
• the best version of the drink, which you can wash down with food - warm water, also with the food a good combination of sour milk drinks (by the way, they are also considered to be food), herbal teas and compotes. Also, in some cases, dry wine works well, especially after a festive feast rich in fatty and spicy food.