Is it better to stand or sit after a meal

Many people always complain that they are getting fatter and fatter, their weight only increases but never decreases, and they don’t eat much, which is very distressing. In fact, you should pay attention to your behavior after eating. Maybe a small action can make you lose weight. For example, you should pay attention to whether it is better to lie down or sit after a meal. Generally speaking, standing after a meal will be more conducive to the digestion of food and help lose weight. Sitting makes it easier for fat to accumulate.

It is better to stand after a meal

Medical research believes that for most people, it is better to stand after a meal.

Compared with sitting or other postures, standing for half an hour or walking a few steps after a meal will not have a negative impact on the stomach as long as it is not a strenuous exercise, and it is also very beneficial for food digestion. In particular, standing against the wall can consume calories, reduce fat accumulation, and play a role in controlling weight.

Sitting after a meal can easily cause fat accumulation

Sitting after a meal can easily cause fat to accumulate, especially in the abdomen.

Many people's bulging bellies are related to sitting for a long time after a meal.

Lying down is the worst

Lying down right after a meal will cause food to stay in the stomach for too long, affecting the digestive function and making it easier to accumulate fat.

After a meal, the blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract will increase, the blood volume of the brain will decrease, and the blood pressure will drop accordingly. Sleeping at this time can easily lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain, resulting in serious consequences such as blood clots and stroke.

Generally, you can lie down half an hour after a meal.

Is walking a hundred steps after a meal good for your health?

As the saying goes: Take a hundred steps after a meal, and you will live to be ninety-nine. Is this true?

In fact, walking is indeed good for physical and mental health, but it should be noted that "after a meal" here does not mean going for a walk immediately after a meal.

It is not advisable to do strenuous exercise immediately after a meal for three reasons:

First, strenuous exercise after a meal may increase the gravity pull on internal organs and cause discomfort.

Secondly, strenuous exercise after a meal may cause gastrointestinal torsion. If the torsion is severe and the intestine cannot quickly return to its original position through its own elasticity, tissue necrosis may occur due to interruption of blood circulation. This is also one of the most dangerous situations in mechanical intestinal obstruction.

Finally, strenuous exercise after a meal may cause stomach cramps.

The correct way to take a walk is to rest for half an hour after a meal and then take a walk, which can not only promote digestion but also exercise the body.

3 taboos after meals

For the sake of your health, in addition to not sitting, lying down, or taking a walk immediately after a meal, you should also avoid doing the following things.

Sing

As the saying goes, "When you are full, you can play the flute; when you are hungry, you can sing." After eating, the stomach capacity increases, the stomach wall becomes thinner, and the blood flow increases. At this time, singing will cause the diaphragm to move downward and the abdominal cavity pressure to increase, which may cause indigestion at the mildest and gastrointestinal discomfort and other symptoms at the worst. If you drink some alcohol while eating, the larynx and vocal cords will naturally become congested after the stimulation of alcohol. Singing at this time will aggravate the congestion and edema of the larynx and vocal cords, which can easily cause acute pharyngitis. Therefore, you should rest for a while after a meal before singing.

Drink plenty of water

Drinking a lot of water immediately after a meal will cause the food in the stomach to enter the small intestine without having time to be digested. Drinking water dilutes the gastric juice, weakening its digestive ability, which is not conducive to the sterilization of gastric acid and can easily cause gastrointestinal diseases.

Take a bath or sauna

Because the human body has just finished a meal, the digestive system starts working, a large amount of blood gathers in the stomach, and other organs are in a state of relative ischemia. At this time, taking a bath or sauna will dilate blood vessels throughout the body, increase blood flow to the skin and muscles, and the stomach will not have sufficient blood, which will affect digestion.

Especially for people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, staying in a closed oxygen-deficient environment for a long time can easily cause brain and heart ischemia, or even sudden death.

It is recommended to take a bath or sauna 1-2 hours after a meal to avoid accidents.