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I do not drink during a meal, and I wait 30 minutes after a meal before consuming any liquids. From what I've read, liquids can interfere with proper digestion. I use a timer to keep myself on track. emoticon emoticon emoticon

- Submitted by JUDYBUGS 10/8/2010 in Healthy Eating | 5 Comments
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ECOCHRISTIAN 10/8/2010 6:18:00 PM

    My mom worked for a gastroenterologist who told people not to drink with meals. I think this helps people chew their food better rather than gulping it down with some liquid. I don't know of any reason you can drink right after you eat, however.
CCTETON1 10/9/2010 11:15:00 AM

    I read or heard the same thing and try to follow the same rule emoticon
PAULINE1123 10/8/2010 8:45:00 PM

    My dietician just told me that when you drink as you eat then you wash the food down faster than it should. The body does not process all the nutrients from the washed down food and it makes us hungry quicker than we should be. Seems to me that we got full off the drinking instead of the food as the food is washed away. It is hard to adapt to this after doing it for all one's life.
NOTGIVINGUP49 10/8/2010 6:46:00 PM

    I have heard this same thing from my nutritionist as well. She said drinking more than 4 oz during meals interferes with nutrient absorption.
NOTGIVINGUP49 10/8/2010 6:45:00 PM

    I have heard this same thing from my nutritionist as well. She said drinking more than 4 oz interferes with nutrient absorption.

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