Rohan quickly eats and gulps his food
without chewing much. What change
do you suggest on his way of eating?
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While we worry about what to eat and when, what not to eat and why, obsess over dietary supplements and superfoods, and carefully negotiate the increasingly complex matter of what to eat for breakfast, we may be overlooking the simplest and most basic “how to” when it comes to healthy eating and weight loss: chewing our food slowly.
It is said that there is beauty in simplicity, but too often, and this is especially true when it comes to weight loss and nutrition, the simple gets overlooked. With obesity now a critical issue in the UAE and around the world, it seems the more serious the challenge with weight loss becomes, the more complicated and sophisticated the solutions are.
Chewing is one of the most functional aspects of our digestion, yet many of us eat quickly, hurrying through meals because of hectic schedules, or eating on the run between appointments.
Dr Harald Stossier, from the celebrity-favoured Viva Mayr Clinic in Austria, has famously said: “A well-chewed burger is better for your waistline than a badly chewed salad.”