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However a question might arise in some of us that what kind and how much a person’s eating habits can make a considerable difference in body’s metabolism. Here are some points which we can easily connect to:
When a person eats while thinking, it often happens a person may feel difficulty in swallowing food…due to reduced peristaltic movement in gut that usually happens as blood circulation goes up in brain and reduced in pharyngeal section of gut considerably at the same time
When a person eats while standing then blood circulation goes up in lower limbs or foots which also needs some calorie to stand, hence eating must be avoided in standing position, which we usually practised in modern era. Calories are not just required in any activity but there are some energy (calories) needed in resting phase too although we are just standing at one place. Duration of standing also adds on the calories. Hence, must be avoided while eating and eating in comfortable sitting position must be practised.
When a person starts walking or work outs just after having a meal. As we know digestion process starts after having a meal. When we starts intense walk or work out following the meal, blood circulation goes up in limbs to support the limb movements and at the same time, reduces in gut to support the digestion properly that hampers the digestion process considerably.
When a person lie down just after having a meal. As we know our body metabolism goes down when we sleep or in resting phase as compared to our active state. When our metabolism goes down, blood circulation also goes down to some extent that slows down our digestion process too. Along with it, what ever we ate gets stored in our body especially after dinner at nights that’s why light dinner is generally suggested as fat accumulation leads to obesity.
When a person eats while talking or laughing at the same time. When we talk or laugh, a sound produced from the larynx that generally works as air inhaled through our nose and mouth. Larynx is located in parallel to pharynx where food gets entrance into stomach. When we talk and laugh, air rushed through larynx to produce sound through opening of epiglottis which is supposed to covered to check the influx of food in larynx. When we talk and laugh while eating, then food might get entered into larynx which is supposed to go downwards along the pharyngeal side as epiglottis opened up to make the passage for influx of air that may produce sound at the same time and which in turn may cause sudden death due to choking.
When a person eats late at night which does not support our biological clock and shifts the metabolism to anabolic phase leading to increase in fat storage and ultimately results into obesity.
Hence, we must follow the guidelines of our ancestors to eat with peaceful mind, while sitting in comfortable position and avoid talking and laughing while eating, we must avoid intense work out and walk just after having meals and avoid lying down in bed just after having meals.These are some key points to stay healthy…. 
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Written By
 Dr. Richa Srivastava
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