Sentences with phrase «by slowing digestion»

The soluble fiber in oats can help lower cholesterol, improve blood pressure and stabilize blood glucose by slowing digestion.

Soluble fiber helps lower your blood sugar by slowing digestion and may help reduce cholesterol levels by binding with the cholesterol and keeping it from being absorbed.

High - fiber foods, such as fruits, vegetables, seeds and whole grains, help manage blood sugar levels and prevent diabetes by slowing the digestion and absorption of sugar.

As a high source of fibre, it regulates blood sugar and insulin release by slowing digestion and therefore preventing the sugar «spikes» that are common after meals.

It even helps promote weight - loss in overweight people by slowing digestion and delaying hunger pangs.

Not exact matches

«Digestion is supposed to slow by about 50 % while you're sleeping but if you eat a lot of protein, you digest [even] more slowly,» Dr. Russell Rosenberg, the CEO of the National Sleep Foundation, told Health.

Animal cells within the meat are surrounded by a thin membrane that is easily dissolved by digestive juices, however, when cooked quickly and at high temperatures, this membrane will toughen, slowing digestion and impairing nutrient uptake.

Pectin, a form of soluble fiber found in apples, helps lower cholesterol and regulate blood sugar levels by slowing down your digestion.

Pectin slows down digestion and blood sugar levels while still promoting regularity and a healthy gut by assisting with elimination.

Constipation is a common discomfort with women during this early time in pregnancy; sometimes it can be due to the prenatal vitamins that you are taking while others find it caused by the change in hormones that are slowing up digestion.

Constipation is a common discomfort with women during this early time in pregnancy; sometimes it can be due to the prenatal vitamins that you are taking, while others find it is caused by the change in hormones that are slowing up digestion.

Pregnancy - related bloating is caused by the hormone progesterone, which slows down digestion to give more time for the food to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

«By unlocking the detailed structure of milk we have the potential to create milk loaded with fat soluble vitamins and brain building molecules for premature babies, or a drink that slows digestion so people feel fuller for longer.

Because of their slow rate of digestion, these carbs provide you with longer lasting energy levels and help keep your blood sugar levels constant by promoting a steady release of insulin, one of the body's naturally occurring anabolic hormones that also influences fat storage.

Also, you can give any meal a fiber boost by adding some fiber - rich vegetables that will slow down the digestion rate of the entire meal.

When you boil the potatoes, then cool them off for a while, they will form large amounts of resistant starch, a fiber - like substance that is not digested by the body, it slows down digestion of other foods and has been shown to have all sorts of health benefits, one of which is weight loss.

The acid and the fat slow the digestion process by slowing down the speed at which the food leaves the stomach.

«Digestion is supposed to slow by about 50 % while you're sleeping but if you eat a lot of protein, you digest [even] more slowly,» explains Rosenberg.

In most cases heartburn is actually caused by too little stomach acid which slows down digestion.

As I wrote in my Fat Flush Plan, studies have found that taking about two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in water before any meal significantly reduces blood glucose levels by dramatically slowing down carbohydrate digestion.

By slowing down digestion your body will be able to utilize more protein.

Our friendly flora's digestion of fiber also yields another short - chain fatty acid called butyrate, which may fight against cancer by slowing the growth of colon cancer cells and activating programmed cancer cell death — as well as preventing cancer in the first place.

Fruit, for instance, contains natural sugars accompanied by fiber, which slows digestion and enables the natural sugars to be more easily digestible by the body resulting in no major sugar spikes.

Whenever the adrenal glands, which sit atop the kidney, are stimulated by stress, they excrete hormones including cortisol, adrenaline, and testosterone, which play a role in increasing heart rate and blood pressure, slowing digestion, and shutting down executive brain functions, among other physiological changes collectively known as the stress response.

Soluble fibers, such as pectin, may increase satiety, decrease food intake and reduce blood sugar spikes by slowing down the digestion of sugars and starches (15, 16).

Unimpeded by fats, which have the effect of slowing down digestion, carbohydrate foods flood the bloodstream and quickly raise the blood sugar.

If you eat any of these foods approximately 10 — 15 minutes beforehand it can slow the digestion of say, dessert down by up to 30 %!

To maintain health and happiness over the long term we must also spend time in the parasympathetic state, which is also known as the «rest and digest» state because it activates digestion and is characterized by lower blood pressure and slower heart rate.

It may also reduce insulin levels by slowing the movement of food from the stomach into the small intestine (a part of digestion called «gastric emptying») which also slows the breakdown of carbohydrates.

Digestion also slows down by about 50 % while you're sleeping, so that late night nibble won't be properly digested, and is more likely to be stored instead of burned because you're not active in sleep (dancing in your dreams doesn't count as cardio, unfortunately!).

By adding some fats to the diet, digestion and absorption is slower, and the insulin reaction is moderated.

And because wine and conversation play essential roles in their social ritual, getting a little tipsy on a bottle of Bordeaux actually helps digestion by slowing things down.

This combination of food and liquid can lead to slower digestion as the digestive juices are diluted by the liquids consumed.

Fats also influence the digestion of proteins and carbohydrates by slowing down how quickly the stomach empties.

Fat slows down the digestion process by delaying gastric emptying, which can help prevent a quick and drastic rise in your blood sugar levels after eating.

Some scientists have found that a mere 2 tablespoons of fat eaten a few minutes before a high glycemic food can slow it's digestion by over 30 %!

Some studies have shown that lentils benefit gut health by improving bowel function and slowing the rate that the stomach empties, which could help with digestion and prevent spikes in blood sugar (18, 19).

It slows the heartbeat and steadies the pulse; it improves your immune system's capabilities and improves your digestion by encouraging the production of digestive enzymes and the movement of foods and wastes through the gut.

Cinnamon can also helps to aid digestion by slowing the rate at which the stomach empties after meals (source.)

They allow our food to keep moving through our digestive tract, but they also help regulate the pace by slowing it down and allowing more time for nutrient digestion and absorption.

Dr. Amy Dicke, a technical services veterinarian for Iams, says that eating slower is, in general, a good thing: «Slowing food intake could potentially aid in digestion by reducing the incidence of vomiting.

In addition to reducing boredom and destructive behaviors», these toys also slow down eating, which is better for digestion, and help prevent obesity by keeping the dog active while they're eating.

The fiber also promotes better digestion by helping slow down the speed of the gastrointestinal tract.

- Slows down gastric emptying which assists with the proper digestion of proteins - Combats diarrhea by regulating the progression of chyme in the small intestine and fecal matter in the colon.

In another hall, Samara Scott presents her thick layered works, which she builds by using «a slow digestion of cosmetic, edible and checmical cultural debris» — a powerful mix between the concrete and the superficial, the disposable.