A July 14 panel
discussion at the 2013 institute of Food Technologies (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo® held at
McCormick Place had Dr. Richard Mattes saying “Particle
size has bio-accessibility of the energy of the food that is being consumed”.
Basically speaking,
the more you chew your food the greater the surface area available for enzymes
to act on for enhanced digestion.
The professor of
foods and nutrition at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind (Dr. Richard
Mattes) also said, "The more you chew, the less is lost and more is
retained in the body."
While sharing a
recent study he made mention of the fact that, every person has his/her own
chewing habits/pattern but proper chewing of foods will make us assimilate more
energy from our foods.
DR. RICHARD
MATTES SHARED STUDY
Conference
attendees acting as study subjects chewed almonds 10 times, 25 times or 40
times and their fecal fat and energy lost by the number of chews were
measured. The study found with fewer chews, the larger particles were
eliminated by the body. With more chews, the smaller particles were more readily
absorbed into the system.
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Talking on the
eating of fruit, whole grains and vegetables he said, they placed high on the
energy sources chart.
"When your
total diet is higher in fiber, there's a greater loss of fat," Mattes
said. "Fiber binds with fatty acids to create energy sources in the
body."
Dr. Roger Clemens speaking
at the discussion did acknowledge many variables can impact how efficiently the
body extracts energy from plant-based foods or ingredients, especially those
high in dietary fiber cereals and plant extracts, nuts and seeds.
Clemens added more
study and understanding of the digestibility of plant-based foods and
ingredients could contribute to more appropriate energy values and more accurate
product labeling.
COUNSEL
The main bite you
should ingest from this somewhat discussion is to increase the time food spends
in your mouth. Chew longer to help your body rip the benefit of assimilating
more energy from food and reduce the quantity of your bowels.
SOURCE: Sciencenews.com
(but edited/simplified by Nu. Sallah Stanley Kwesi for posting here)
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