The Dangers Of Drinking Cold Water During Meal Time

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Our body’s perform a number of processes while eating and digesting so it’s important to understand and consider each while determining if drinking water while eating is best for us.

- Our mouthes create saliva while eating as it contains digestive enzymes to help break down food. These enzymes are very important in creating a healthy digestive process.

- Our stomachs contain gastric juices that aid in digestion and are instrumental in killing any bacteria we might consume in the food we eat.

- The liver is also important as once nutrients are taken from the food we eat they are sent through the bloodstream to the liver. The liver requires an ample amount of water to function and do its job properly.

To Drink or Not to Drink

The main area of debate is whether or not drinking water during a meal is harmful or beneficial to the digestive process. There is no doubting the fact that drinking too much water during meals can interfere with the natural and necessary levels of bile and stomach acid.

This would slow the digestion process and reduce the body’s ability to produce enough digestive enzymes to digest foods properly.

Without proper digestion, a build up of toxic waste can occur no matter what you are eating. We can apply the same principles when thinking about other beverages we might consume during a meal.

In the case of alcoholic drinks and acidic beverages like soda, they tend to dry up the saliva your glands have produced, making it even more difficult to properly digest food.

Drinking water or other beverages while they are cold also slows down digestion and can create cramping in some individuals.

Tips:

If you can, you might want to try drinking 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after a meal with no drinking during, see how you feel. If it works for you, then stick with what works, if not, adjust accordingly.