Is it better for southerners to have soup before meals or for northerners to have soup after meals? Which is healthier?

For our country, drinking soup is definitely a very particular topic. But also summed up in life, "I would rather have no meat than no soup and rice." There are many kinds of vegetables, many of which can be used to make soup, and each soup will play a decisive role in our health. I wonder if you agree with this.

Because there are many benefits of drinking soup, the so-called extensive and profound, the nutrients in the soup are more nutritious than the food in the soup, and the body can digest and absorb it faster. At the same time, it is a multi-purpose food.

Although everyone has the habit of eating soup, the order and different ways of eating soup have definitely caused great controversy. For example, southerners are used to drinking soup before meals, while northerners are used to drinking soup after meals. Although it is a habit, which is healthier?

According to the investigation of relevant departments, the probability of obesity in northern China is much higher than that in southern China, which may be related to the habit of eating soup.

For people who drink soup before meals, it is generally recognized that drinking soup before meals is slim and healthy. The more you drink soup, the fatter you get. This is because you can drink a glass of water before drinking soup, so that you won't be hungry, and you can control your diet intake and prevent obesity.

For people who drink soup after meals, if they feel better, they usually drink some soup when the food is dry and saliva secretion is insufficient, which will help to increase the absorption and utilization of the stomach, mobilize the digestive system and better moisturize the intestines.

After years of accumulation and verification by nutrition experts, the best time to drink soup is 20~30 minutes before meals. The purpose of this is to reduce food intake, which is very suitable for people who lose weight. If the stomach is not good, drinking a bowl of soup first with meals will also bring great help, because indigestion is usually due to insufficient gastric motility. Drinking soup can help them absorb and reduce the stimulation and secretion of gastric acid.

Although you eat soup before or after meals, you must remember that most of the soup before meals is light, so as to achieve your due purpose. Drinking thick soup will not only lose weight, but also make you fat. Because the fat content of thick soup is very high, the calories have seriously exceeded the standard, which is very unhealthy for the body. Moreover, when cooking soup, you should put less salt and monosodium glutamate, and too much seasoning will also affect the nutritional composition of the soup.