In addition, chewing more food can protect the stomach, benefit the mouth, help absorption, prevent diseases and cancer, and also play a role in losing weight.
1, protect the stomach
Chewing slowly can increase the secretion of saliva, which is alkaline. The more time you chew, the more saliva you secrete, and the more alkaline substances you enter your stomach with food. They can neutralize excessive gastric acid, balance acid and alkali, and reduce the self-invasion of gastric acid on gastric mucosa. After protein in saliva enters the stomach, it will react in the stomach and form a protein membrane, which can protect the stomach to some extent.
2, good for the oral cavity
Chewing fast, eating too fast and too hard, easy to bite the tongue and cheeks, will damage the mouth, teeth and gums, and even cause oral ulcers. Chewing slowly can also fully regulate the physiological function of oral cavity, promote the change of keratin on the surface of gingiva, accelerate blood circulation and improve the disease resistance of gingiva. When food is chewed repeatedly in the mouth, the surface of teeth will be washed repeatedly by saliva, which will enhance the self-promotion of teeth and help prevent and treat dental diseases.
3, help to absorb
Oral saliva contains water, protein, amylase, lysozyme and various electrolyte components. Saliva can moisten and dissolve food, cause taste and help swallowing. Among them, amylase can decompose starch in food into maltose for preliminary digestion. Chewing enough food will mix with saliva to form a lubricated food ball, which is convenient for swallowing and passing through the esophagus and will not burden the esophagus and gastric mucosa.
4. Disease prevention and cancer prevention
Saliva also has the function of neutralizing gastric acid and repairing mucosa, which is helpful to prevent and treat gastric and duodenal ulcers, as well as various chronic gastritis and dyspepsia. Salivary glands can also secrete various digestive enzymes and hormones that are beneficial to the body. They can make teeth, bones and muscles strong and keep the metabolism regular. Chewing slowly can also promote insulin secretion in the body, regulate sugar metabolism in the body, and help prevent diseases such as diabetes.
5, brain health
Chewing slowly can make facial muscles get exercise, which is helpful to stimulate the brain and activate brain functions, so memory, thinking ability and attention will be improved accordingly, and it can also play a role in preventing brain aging and Alzheimer's disease.
Step 6 lose weight
After food enters the human body, blood sugar will rise to a certain extent, and the appetite center of the brain will send a signal to stop eating. However, if you eat too fast, you often eat too much when your brain signals you to stop eating. Chewing slowly can increase the glucose content in the blood, and you will feel full before eating too much food, so you have the effect of dieting and losing weight.
Therefore, chewing slowly and chewing more will have many benefits to the body and can better maintain health.