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just jess
11-01-2006, 04:15 PM
My bf and i went to a thai restaurant this week and one of our waiters scolded us for drinking so much water while eating (even though the food was so spicey...we couldnt help ourselves :keke)

He said that drinking water while you eat does not let the enzymes in your stomach break down the food...

i had hear something similar to that...

however, i drink a loottt of water while i eat...i just cant help it :shuffle
what are the ramifications of this? what about this enzyme nonsense? is it really bad?
gp1
11-01-2006, 04:25 PM
yes. quit drinking water immediately!!
just jess
11-01-2006, 04:28 PM
haha shut it toolbag :booted

i am just curious about this matter being as how i drink a gallon of water with my dinner lol
Jen
11-01-2006, 04:51 PM
Ive never heard of that before. I always drink plenty of water while eating:hmmm


and IMO its not the waiters place to say that to you. Serve the damn food lol
MikeyB
11-01-2006, 05:16 PM
i dunno bout that--i chug water all day
just b u
11-02-2006, 01:03 AM
the waiter's statement sounds ridiculous, i dont see how water can be an inhibitor of any enzyme, i'll check this out.

but on the other hand if i drink as i eat i cant eat much at all because i get full in amount of minutes. this probly aint good also because u stretch ur stomach too. I would think it would be beter to drink a glass before u eat just so that ur intake of food would be smaller or perhaps waiting 20 min after u eat and then drinking.
MiAmore
11-02-2006, 08:03 AM
i rarely drink anything when i eat. maybe a sip or two.
DEEPER KEMICAL
11-02-2006, 09:27 AM
if anything, the water will help digestion. it will dilute anything in your stomach and make it easier for the stomach to break down. that waiter is an idiot.

i drink water to help me feel more fuller. im a hard one to fill so i drink plenty of water to stop me from over eating
just jess
11-02-2006, 01:46 PM
he said that the water dilutes these enzymes that help in breaking down the food and assuring you get the proper vitamins from them :shrugger

i had read this in passing once before too
DEEPER KEMICAL
11-02-2006, 01:48 PM
listen to me and only me. :heythere


hes wrong
layla
11-02-2006, 02:41 PM
My parents (super health/nutrition freaks) always told us that we shouldn't drink anything when we eat because of some reason I can't really remember (in one ear out the other :shuffle), may have been something like you heard. But I just can't imagine eating w/o a drink (almost always water).
James Maxx
11-02-2006, 02:56 PM
Drinking more than 2 cups of any liquid with food will inhibit digestion and bloat your stomach. Your food will just sit sloshing in a gallon of water.