Digestion: The Importance Of Nutrition In The Human Body

Health.

Digestion takes up to 60% of our daily metabolism. Most of the energy and fluids used for digestion are supplied through the blood. Hence, digestion depends strongly on the blood and its circulation to digestive organs. Therefore work, emotion, stress and even conversations while eating pulls blood away from digestion. That 's why we should relax when we eat. Some foods, like very cold drinks and ice creams, causes restricted blood flow to the stomach. We should avoid all activities that divert blood from the digestive tract.

The first fifteen minutes after eating are very crucial. Rest is recommended. A massive increase in blood flow to the digestive tract brings fluid to acid-producing glands lining the stomach. This is when the

We tend to hold on to Stone Age belief that breakfast lunch and dinner is a must whether or not we are hungry. There are other times that we have two meals at once simply because we had missed the earlier meal. The number of meals we have a day truly depends on how active we are physically. There is no such thing as the most important meal of the day. Any meal when we are hungry is an important meal. Some people say that they skip meals in order to lose weight while some overeat to gain weight. Again, it needs to be stressed that no one can actually skip a meal and really suffer hunger pangs. When hunger strikes, each cell in our body is given a “danger” signal for preparation to switch to survival mode. We become dysfunctional until we eat something. It is a meaningless understatement to say that one can skip meals and go on with doing other things. In some instances, it is meant that the normal conventional meal is replaced with chapatti, noodles, soups, whole meal bread etc. because it is believed that oily food is

Poor Health Education

The lack of knowledge on what a good diet is, leads people into following a diet that doesn 't meet the recommended daily requirement of vitamins, minerals and nutrients that our body needs. Many people are sickly and malnourished without even knowing it because of our lack of education as to what a good diet really is.

Lifestyle

Everyone’s perception of healthy lifestyle differs. Even people who typically follow a healthy, well balanced diet may fall into a bad diet due to change of environment, stress and physical changes. For instance, women should adjust their diet during menstruation since they have an increased need for iron and calcium. Normally healthy people who follow a good diet are also prone to a bad diet when they 're under heavy pressure, stress or when they undergo a drastic change in their work place or at home, such as excessive work load, moving places of employment or residence or loss of a loved