Will I get fat if I drink soup every day?

People in the south have the habit of drinking soup with every meal, while people in the north drink less. But will drinking soup every day make you fat? Of course not. Look at the southerners around us, almost none of them are too fat, while there are more fat people in the north. So, drinking soup will not make you fat, but you just need to pay attention to the way you drink the soup. Drinking soup before meals will not only not make you fat, but will also be beneficial for weight loss. In particular, you should not drink soup while eating, as this is a way that makes it easier to gain weight.

1. Drink soup before meals

As the saying goes, "Drinking soup before meals makes you slim and healthy; drinking soup after meals makes you fatter." There is some truth in this. Drink a few sips of soup before meals to lubricate the mouth and esophagus, which can prevent dry and hard food from irritating the digestive tract mucosa. It is beneficial to dilute and stir the food and promote digestion and absorption. And most of the soup is water. Drinking a few sips of soup before a meal can partially relieve hunger and reduce people's appetite for high-calorie foods. In addition, drinking soup before meals can allow the food in the stomach to fully adhere to the stomach wall, further enhancing the feeling of fullness.

Drinking soup after a meal can easily lead to overnutrition and cause obesity. In addition, the soup that you drink at the end will dilute the chyme that has been well mixed with the digestive juice, affecting the digestion and absorption of food.

2. Drink soup while eating

Because the food is relatively dry and hard, people chew it many times before swallowing it to facilitate digestion. If you drink soup while eating, the food that is originally difficult to swallow will become easier to swallow, and the number of times you chew the food will be reduced. On the one hand, this will increase the burden on the stomach, and on the other hand, our satiety nerves cannot react quickly, so people cannot feel "full" and are prone to overeating.

3. Use vegetable soup to mix rice

If there is no soup, some people like to use vegetable soup or juice to mix rice. However, vegetable soup or vegetable juice contains the most salt and oil. Eating them with rice frequently will not only lead to obesity, but also may cause excessive salt intake and increase the risk of high blood pressure.

4. Drinking soup without eating rice

Many people think that eating too much will make them fat, and that they can lose weight by just giving up rice. Therefore, when eating, use soup to replace the staple food. However, to "feed" yourself, you need to drink several bowls of soup. The fat and salt content in the soup is not low. Drinking several bowls will consume a lot of calories. And if you only drink soup, you will get hungry quickly and may even eat something else after the meal.