Sentences with phrase «slows digestion of the food»

It has a lot less calories than a chocolate candy bar and it contains soluble fiber that keeps your digestive tract healthy, absorbs the water and slows digestion of the food.

The slow digestion of food and other uncomfortable symptoms of gastroparesis may cause sufferers to lose their appetite.

Fiber slows the digestion of food and prevents a spike in insulin after you eat.

Fibre slows the digestion of food, so glucose is released into the blood stream more gradually, helping you feel fuller.

Steadiness and hardiness of digestion are very important for healthy blood sugar regulation since they help prevent both too quick digestion and release of sugars from food as well as too slow digestion of food that might cause unwanted dips in blood sugar in the hours following a meal.

Higher fiber content and slower digestion of these foods would augment satiety, and their increased consumption would also displace other, more highly processed foods in the diet, providing plausible biologic mechanisms whereby persons who eat more fruits, nuts, vegetables, and whole grains would gain less weight over time.

Not exact matches

This hormone, highly evident during the first trimester of pregnancy, will slow down digestion, giving the nutrients from the foods eaten more time to enter into the bloodstream and reach the embryo thus causing more frequent and possibly uncomfortable bloating.

Fiber — foods that are high in fiber, such as beans, oatmeal, apples, bananas, berries, whole grain bread and pasta can help to slow the digestion of carbohydrates in the gut and the absorption of sugar from the gut into the blood stream.

In addition, composting and digestion of food waste are inefficient and slow.

In particular, consumption of whole plant foods slows digestion and provides higher amounts and a more favourable balance of essential and vital nutrients per unit of energy; resulting in better management of cell growth, maintenance, and mitosis (cell division) as well as regulation of blood glucose and appetite.

A lower glycemic index suggests slower rates of digestion and absorption of the sugars and starches in the foods and may also indicate greater extraction from the liver and periphery of the products of carbohydrate digestion.

This is partially because of the increased satiety due to fat intake (fat slows digestion and promotes balanced blood sugar), partially because of more balanced blood sugar levels, but also because many people will cut out much of the sugar - and carb - heavy food they're eating.

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.

When consumed with other food (especially fats), the rate of digestion and absorption of starches slows down and you don't experience blood sugar spikes, so it doesn't really matter if the rice you ate was white or brown.

Lower glycemic foods tend to be that way because they contain higher amounts of fiber, thus slowing digestion.

The opposite of these foods are known as complex carbs (slower digestion), and they are the type of carb that you want most, if not all of your daily carb intake to come from.

Since they are so high in fat that they tend to slow down the digestion of foods normally requiring a shorter digestion time, they are perhaps only a fair combination with subacid and acid fruit.

This gel can dramatically slow the movement of food through your digestive system, and slow down the digestion and absorption of nutrients.

Fiber also slows down the digestion of foods you eat keeping your blood sugar / energy levels in check preventing you from getting hungry.

On top of this, the presence of food in the small intestine slows emptying of the stomach, which means that nutrients from a meal eaten eight hours ago are still being absorbed and slowing digestion of anything eaten more recently.

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 %!

Recall also that adding whey to other food, which had the effect of slowing down digestion, had a similar effect.

Grape leaves» fiber content adds bulk to your food to help physically fill your stomach, and also helps slow digestion so that you get a gradual release of sugar into your bloodstream, instead of a blood sugar spike and crash that leaves you ravenous.

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.

Here comes the role of spinach, it slows down the process of digestion and gives a signal to the brain that there is no need of any food.

They're also gluey in the gut, slowing digestion and harming your ability to digest food, over the course of a lifetime.

Slow digestion is a common concern, especially given today's diet that is often void of fresh fruits, raw vegetables and high - fiber foods.

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

Fibre, which is an indigestible carbohydrate, can slow down the rate of digestion of the other foods you have consumed along with the fibre.

Promotes satiety: Protein slows down the digestion of food and creates a feeling of fullness, thus preventing further hunger pangs.

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 %!

In addition, if you eat a little protein at the same time (cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt) or include grapes as part of a meal (vs. snacking on them with nothing else), the other foods in the meal help slow the «sugar» digestion.

Practicing mindful eating slows down the eating process to not only allow us to feel more connected to our food but to support optimal digestion and prevent overeating, which often leads to a feeling of discomfort.

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.

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.

If you eat low carb or better yet — no carb foods like those at the bottom of this chart first, they will slow down the digestion / absorption rate of the treat and thwart glucose spikes.

For instance, if a person «dumps» food from the stomach to the intestine (a rapid process)-- this can lead to low blood sugar, severe bloating, diarrhea — and in this case having some healthy fat and a bit of fiber at the meal will slow the process of digestion a bit to prevent or lessen the effect of «dumping».

Soluble fiber slows digestion to prevent food from leaving the stomach too quickly after consumption, helping to create a feeling of fullness after eating, which can be helpful in maintaining a healthy weight.

High fiber foods also provide a slowing mechanism for the digestion of your food.

Some people like to eat casein protein or cottage cheese or other slower digestion based foods at the end of their feeding periods to make it easier — personally I don't really have a need to do this but thought I would share as it might be good for transition periods.

For example, eating a mixed meal with foods that contain protein and fats can help slow your digestion and reduce the impact even of high - GI foods.

The glycemic index (GI) of a food is irrelevant in the context of a mixed food meal as digestion and absorption will be slowed.

A high - fiber food, peas slow down the digestion of sugar, which is good for diabetics and people with pre-diabetes.

This substance slows the process of digestion, allowing your body to grab more nutrients and vitamins from the foods you've just eaten.

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.

The dietary fiber found in foods like hay is what stimulates digestion — without adequate fiber, the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract can slow down, which can result in cecal motility disorders.

Soluble fiber slows digestion (a good thing if you want to absorb the most nutrients), while insoluble fiber tends to speed the transit time of food through the digestive system.

So, when their rate of digestion slows down, you have to make some changes in their food as well.