Is drinking water while eating bad?

Answer 1

Answers

• No. Liquid helps to break down food.
• The above answer is incorrect. Please do more research before believing me or the above answer. Drinking while eating dilutes stomach acids and digestive enzymes.
• According to a doctor at the Mayo Clinic, the first answer is correct. Water during and after meals helps break down food and promotes good digestion. You should not worry about diluting your stomach acids, they get by fine either way.
• However, washing partially-chewed food down with beverages is bad for digestion, so regardless whether you drink, chew thoroughly, mixing chewed food with saliva.

Answer 2

"Effects of fluids on digestion:" "It is known that the heaviest secretion of enzymes from the pancreas occures one to two hours after a meal and that fluids taken with the meal stimulate gastric secretion for optimal acidity in the stomach and promote enzyme and bicarbonate secretion in the small intestine. This contradicts the seamingly logical notion many people have, that fluids with the meal dilute the enzymes and prevent proper digestion, but the evidence seems quite clear that sufficient fluid with the meal is essential for stimulating gastric, pancreatic and intestinal responses. The liquid should be preferably at room temperature, in the amount of one or two glasses, for optimal intestinal function."