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If one has insulin sensitivity, then it may be wise to eat fruit with something that will slow down the rapid uptake of sugar from the fruit and temper the net glycemic index of the meal.
Otherwise, I would follow Ttark's time honored fruit consumption method.
As my 9th grade English teacher asked me when I had written an essay using the word "they" who is they.
As for me, I love my fruit and I eat it anyway I like; in smoothies, fresh off a tree, in salads, in hot dishes and on top of the waffles or cereal. Now, OP, please tell me, when I can expect a negative side effect from all this? I am not 80 plus years old and have been eating fruit every day of my life almost.
They say you should not mix fruits with other food since fruits digest much faster than say meat, cheese, beans or else. It is said fructose in fruits makes other food get rotten in your stomach so you must eat other food at least half hour late after you had fruits.
What do you think of it? Is it true or just a gross exaggeration? Do you personally know any professional nutritionist who sticks to this rule in his/her prescriptions? If yes, how do they deal with classic dishes like cheese with grapes or oats with honey?
This old myth has as much nutritional validity as the many religious-based food prohibitions.
okay, here are some random links I've just found with the opinion of some nutritionists. ...
OP, those web sites just make those absurd assertions with no evidence at all -- just "follow these rules because we say so." (And the first comment on the first article is from a doctor who says basically calls BS.)
Why do you take them seriously?
I love fruit and eat it basically any time I want!
1. Open mouth
2. Insert fruit in mouth
3. Clench jaw forcefully, if necessary, to break off a piece of the fruit (this action is called "biting")
4. Move jaw up and down repeatedly to mascerate fruit (this action is called "chewing")
5. Swallow
6. Repeat as necesary until fruit is gone
('Merica.)
That's the method I've always followed, it's great to hear an internet expert validate me!
I'd just add that it's mandatory for kids to spit or throw any seeds on their most annoying sibling.
How do you figure food can get rotten in your stomach?
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What do you think of it? Is it true or just a gross exaggeration? Do you personally know any professional nutritionist who sticks to this rule in his/her prescriptions? If yes, how do they deal with classic dishes like cheese with grapes or oats with honey?
"They" miss out on them, I guess! If food is sitting in your stomach long enough to get rotten, you need to consult a physician if you're not already inpatient at a hospital. Adding half an apple to a steak dinner won't really do that.
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Originally Posted by ABQConvict
If one has insulin sensitivity, then it may be wise to eat fruit with something that will slow down the rapid uptake of sugar from the fruit and temper the net glycemic index of the meal.
Otherwise, I would follow Ttark's time honored fruit consumption method.
Wait, aren't you supposed to have insulin sensitivity? Insulin sensitivity means you DON'T have Type II diabetes, correct?
They say you should not mix fruits with other food since fruits digest much faster than say meat, cheese, beans or else. It is said fructose in fruits makes other food get rotten in your stomach so you must eat other food at least half hour late after you had fruits.
What do you think of it? Is it true or just a gross exaggeration? Do you personally know any professional nutritionist who sticks to this rule in his/her prescriptions? If yes, how do they deal with classic dishes like cheese with grapes or oats with honey?
I read a book on that once. Raquel Welch also eats that way, as do some others. It's basically a not mixing groups of food at a meal (altho a little more complicated than that).
I don't think other foods would sour in your gut, if you ate fruit beforehand. But fruits contain particular enzymes that, when mixed with other nutrients and enzymes from other food, they all slow down the processing and interfere with the direct effect of the enzymes.
I did go on a diet once years ago where I practiced this. It did work better than most diets I ever went on. And I felt great and my skin looked firm and good (all the liquid in the fruits). It probably worked well for me because I love fruit. But ..... I can't live eating like that. So it's not a good diet pattern for me.
I do think it's true that if you eat only a certain group of food at a time, then those enzymes are able to do their thing in your system faster and more directly. But the thing is, I'm not sure that it makes that much difference.
You'd have to read a book on it to see what you think. I think it's valid up to a point, but I can't live that way, so it doesn't really matter. Eating a balanced diet at a meal doesn't seem to be harmful to mankind.
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