Digest

• Does it take more effort for the body to digest a high carb diet or a high fat diet?

  Carbs digest faster than fats. But is that because carbs take less energy to digest? Or because the body goes into overdrive like a high intensity workout to digest them quicker? Maybe fats take just as much energy, but that energy...

• What happens if a vegetarian from birth eats something non vegetarian?

  Does eating meat when your body has never consumed meat make your body feel like it's a foreign food substance or does nothing. Would meat take longer to digest in a vegetarian's alimentary canal or no? what's the exact biology that...

• Digestive efficiency of intermittent fasting?

  I wanna know if we absorb more of what we eat doing IF or with your average 4 meals per day. My intuition tells me our digestive system would be more efficient with higher meal frequency and smaller quantities of food....

• Why is oatmeal considered easy to digest if it is also considered a good source of fiber?

  Fiber and fat slows down digestion

• Does blending fruits/vegetables break down the nutritional value?

  Is there a difference to your body in taking ingredients and blending them rather than chewing them? Specifically I'm talking about making gazpacho - all raw veggies - tomato, red pepper, purple onion, garlic, cucumber and putting it into a...

• Can we digest and absorb calories from xanthan/ guar gum and glucomannan? 🤔

  I wonder if we can actually digest and absorb calories from xanthan/ guar gum and glucomannan. Nutrition labels claims that they have around 200-300kcal per 100g but they consists mostly of fibre. Do we digest and absorb this calories then?

• Will eating close to your fasting window break your fast?

  Background on me: Male/5'11"/Starting Weight: 250lb/Current Weight: 235 lbs; doing the 16:8 method and my fasting window is from 10pm-2pm (I eat from 2pm-10pm). I was enjoying a snack the other night pretty close to when my fasting window started (I...

• Can humans fully digest animals who are scavengers?

  My mom read a book written a few years ago claiming humans should not eat pork or shellfish because pigs and shellfish are scavengers and bottom feeders. When pigs and shellfish can handle eating their food, which is any...

• Are all calories equal?

  Sorry if this is a stupid question. For example, would the body treat 3000 calories of almonds the same way that it would treat 3000 calories of chocolate cake? Ignoring hunger/fullness or physical space in the stomach, would both scenarios cause...

• Will someone who eats a raw potato be able to digest the calories from it?

  Or will it just largely go undigested?

• Are the carbohydrates in fruit "bad" for you? What does a "high-carb" diet even mean?

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• I have some questions about how enzymes work and digest?

  1. Is the enzyme digested and absorbed? (vd: Is amylase digested by protease?) 2. How does the body know how much enzyme to produce to match the amount of substrate it needs to metabolize? 3. What happens to the excess secreted...

• Is brown rice actually harder to digest than white rice?

  Everyone does white rice but it makes me constipated. Brown rice feels really good for me

• Digesting broccoli and cauliflower.

  Hey all, Is there a way to process or cook these or other cruciferous vegetables so that a person can digest them without trouble while gaining the nutrition? Would adding them to a smoothie help, possibly a juicer? ​ Though juicing doesn't...

• Fruit digestion vs fructose digestion

  We know that excess fructose can cause a bunch of negative effects on the body. Almost everywhere I look, studies are showing effects from high fructose sources like table sugar, HFCS, and fruit juices. If a healthy person who doesn't...

• Digestion of starches

  As you know part of the digestion of starches happens in the mouth from the salivary amylase, that happens when you thouroughly chew the food. My question is if you eat staches from a well blended soup, like a soup with...

• Question about protein absorption

  I am learning more about the digestive process of protein, and how this process is spread across the digestive tract. I am also learning that there is a limit on how much protein can be absorbed/hour. Is protein coming in...

• Eating too fast is bad... but do we know why?

  If you search for "is eating too fast bad for you?" or similar, the answer is pretty much invariably "yes". However, but papers and articles don't really seem to explain "why". Is eating fast bad for you because you're more likely to...

• If takes 24+ hrs for full digestion of food why is it advised to not eat 2-3 hrs before bed

  Hey Everyone, So I have been wondering about two things. First how much time does it take for food to digest and second not eating 2-3 hrs before bed. How are these two things connected? If food digestion in takes 24-48 hrs...

• Why doesn’t the body fully digest meat?

  Is there a reason why?

• White rice as a staple food

  I've been trying to puzzle this one out on my own, and thought I'd just ask. So, large parts of the world, especially the eastern world, eat white rice as a major staple food, probably 2-3 meals a day. The common wisdom...

• water during meals: does it disrupt digestion?

  i've always heard not to drink while eating b/c it interferes with digestion. is this an old myth? how come soups and broths aren't cautioned against for the same reason? forgive me if this is obvious.

• Why do we fart?

  Just been wondering why do we fart? 😂 Is it because food is getting digested or is it because it is not getting digested properly?

• Macro grams don't add to serving grams. What's missing?

  Apologies if this question comes up a lot. I did a little look on the sub and most people are asking this question around calorie value not adding up. But I've seen a number of products the sum of the...

• Can there be any downsides of boiling pumpkin seeds for 2-3 hours to make them easier to digest?

  Do you think is a good idea to boil pumpkin seeds for a long time for better digestion?

• Refined carbs vs whole grain question

  The difference between refined carbohydrates like white rice and brown rice is the fiber and maybe some protein that is added to the rice in brown rice? And the main consideration is the glycemic effect? So like, if one were...

• why we can eat raw carrots but not raw potatoes,beets, sweet potato etc?

  Is it because they are not tasty or they dont digest correctly compared to raw carrots? Why only raw carrots basically? Or maybe they are good to eat raw?

• What is it that gets "emptied" during a fast breaking meal?

  Today I have broken my first 3 day water fast (72 hrs). I started with eating 400g of veal shanks, 200g of sourdough bread with some butter and a dried tomato spread. By the time I was done with the veal,...

• Digestive efficiency of intermittent fasting?

  I wanna know if we absorb more of what we eat doing IF or with your average 4 meals per day. My intuition tells me our digestive system would be more efficient with higher meal frequency and smaller quantities of food....

• How efficient is the digestive system in absorbing nutrients from food?

  How efficient is the digestive system in absorbing nutrients from food?

• Digestion efficiency of intermittent fasting?

  I wanna know if we absorb more of what we eat doing IF or with your average 4 meals per day. My intuition tells me our digestive system would be more efficient with higher meal frequency and smaller quantities of food....

• /r/Nutrition Weekly Personal Nutrition Discussion Post - All Personal Diet Questions Go Here

  Welcome to the weekly [r/Nutrition](https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutrition/) feature post for questions related to your personal diet and circumstances. Wondering if you are eating too much of something, not enough of something, or if what you regularly eat has the nutritional content you...

• Why gluten and dairy is so demonized?

  I'm genuinely interested if whole grain barley/farro or grass-fed yogurt/cheese is bad for you? A lot of health and fitness influencers keep saying that it causes inflammation. If you have no celiac and lactose intolerance does it cause any inflammation?

• Does how many hours you fast depend on what you ate last?

  so if i ate a tiny meal last night at 9, and my first meal is this morning at 10. lets say it took 1 hour to digest that meal. so i fasted for 13hours , 12 of those with...

• Another question about oats

  Is eating raw oats, logically speaking, supposed to make you feel fuller? Because if it's cooked it'll be more easily digestible as opposed to raw. If you eat, say, a half cup of oats ,raw,and used an equivalent half cup...

• How is your digestion after dry fast?

  When you eat your normal daily diet do you have any bloating, gas, stomach pain, etc go away after a dry fast. Also do you feel better digestion?

• Do we absorb the calories from fibre?

  As the tittle says, do we actually absorb the calories from fibre or they just pass through our digestive system untouched?

• What nutritional changes in your diet had the most impact in your overall health?

  Specially specifics like oxalate free diet or seed cycling, etc. Not the typical “I stopped eating dairy or sugar”

• Rolled oats vs instant packet? Calories seem to be pretty much the same.

  I hear a lot that buying a big tub of rolled oats and just taking the extra time to make it yourself is better, but why? The packet oatmeal is 160 calories per 40g and the rolled oats are 150...

• Would consuming digestive enzymes make your pancreas produce less digestive enzymes?

  Would it make your pancreas “lazy” in a way and have a rebound effect after taking the enzymes for a good amount of time?

• Can you digest dry oats that are blended?

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• Helathiest way to drink hard liquor?

  Sorry if this is a stupid question, I know alcohol is terribly unhealthy and that the healthiest option is to avoid it altogether. But say hypothetically you had to drink an entire bottle of clear hard liquor in a few days,...

• Was intermittent fasting debunked in 1560?

  Here's what Luigo Cornaro, a Renaissance man who lived to the age of 98 by eating a frugal diet (caloric restriction) had to say about what is known as 'Intermittent fasting' today: In his *Discourses on the Sober Life* published in...

• Does anyone have any tips on getting your gut healthier.

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• Does IF cause Ulcers in Stomach?

  Hi fam! I've been doing 16:8 from some time and a day ago I met an uncle of mine, who's a senior doctor in some hospital. While chatting about food habits, he pointed out I should not have a large...

• is grass fed beef better than regular beef

  What the heck is the difference if a cow ate grass from actual soil with nutrients and minerals than if a cow was raised eating mass produced corn? Does the cow or chicken I'm about to eat come out the...

• Confused about protein intake for muscle gain

  I’ve seen that no more than 25-30 grams of protein at one time will help you gain muscle. But I have also seen that per day you should have 1g of protein per pound you weigh, which is a lot...

• Weird question. Kinda embarrassing… about pooping

  Forgive me this is long Thanks in advanced TL;DR; How can constipation affect your body’s actually being in a fasting state ? I feel like I’m not getting there, any more or much… / So I have ibs-c which means prone to constipation....

• Caseine vs. Whey

  For hypertrophy, would caseine be better than normal whey in terms of slower digestion before going to sleep?

• Is DIASS (Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score ) Fad or Fact?

  Recently I watched a video on YT called “Protein is not Protein” from What I’ve learned also I’ve seen so many especially Vegans reacting and saying it’s fad, not only this I’ve seen so many debates around it, but not...

• Very skinny guy trying to do dryfast to heal extreme digestive issues

  So I eat a decent sized meal and it stays in my stomach for 7+ hours, coupled with constant pain and bloating. I have lost 11kg from this disease So I decided to do daily Dry If 16:8, starting today...

• Digestion problems even days after a dry fast

  It's been 5 days. I just can't eat much after my last dry fasts (3-4 days each). I feel like I'm always stuffed and digesting, even though I eat like 2/3rds of what I usually do in a 3-4 times...

• Has anyone fasted for a digestive problem?

  I had IBS along with diarrhea which started about 12 days ago. I started fasting then after listening to my body and decided i needed to give my digestive organs a rest. I'd be interested to know if anyone has...

• Is swallowing pieces of food same as eating? Will food get digested properly, without chewing?

  Just wondering.

• What happens if you consume e.g. some nuts while on extended water fast?

  I suppose your body will interrupt ketosis to consume the calories, but if the calories are few, ketosis should rapidly resume, no? A few nuts will not set ketosis back for 24 hours because you're not really adding to...

• Lactose free vs. Plant based yogurt

  Assuming that the reason most people have issues with dairy is the lactose, wouldn’t buying lactose free yogurt be more beneficial than plant based yogurt?

• Timing of food intake when working out

  I have read online food takes about 7 hours to digest, if this is true, what is the point of eating carbs shortly before a workout, or even consuming pre workout?

• 24hr Stomach Ache after fasting

  I (34F) did a 5 day fast to try to prepare my body and mind for an upcoming birthday (combined with mindful activities like meditation and journaling). I broke my fast at dinner with Sushi, and I have had an...

• Sugar Burner/Metabolic Inflexibility

  I have heard the term sugar burner and fat burner thrown around in the topic of metabolic inflexibility... The idea is that some people are unable to start burning fat, and some seem to suggest that this happens as a...

• What foods are your super foods / and what are kryptonites?

  Title says, looking to learn what foods make you feel best and give great energy / digestion, what are the opposite.

• Dinner as my main meal for IF

  I've tried IF before and it does work, I usually did 18:6 and sometimes stretching out the fasting periods. However ever since I started my new job I noticed that I go out for dinner more often as it is unavoidable,...

• does water break a strict digestion rest focused fast

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• Is congee healthy?

  On one hand, I’ve heard it’s low calorie and good for digestion, but on the other hand it must be high GI since it’s made with white rice. Thoughts? Edit: and also how plain congee compares to congee with meat and eggs.

• Anyone else sleep like a baby after fasting?

  I've stopped eating at least 6 hours before i go to bed during the last two weeks and my sleep has much improved (drifting off quicker, not waking up, feeling better in the morning etc). I read that food can...

• Why is an apple healthier then frosted mini wheats?

  They have less sugar per calorie much more protein and just a little less fiber as well as plenty of vitamins too

• Will I still get the health benefit of fruit if I swallow it like pills?

  I absolutely hate fruit, the texture, the taste, the tartness and bitterness, the mushiness of bananas…eugh. If I chopped up fruit and just swallowed the pieces whole with water and no chewing, would I still receive the health benefits?

• What are yalls thoughts and opinions on the vertical diet?

  Has anybody here had any success with the vertical diet? What do you feel the diets pros and cons are? How did your blood work look after being on the diet for a period of time? Do you feel the...

• What are some ordinary and overlooked superfoods?

  Like potatoes, eggs, etc. For instance, one large potato (300g) is packed with: Vitamin C 37% K 8% Thiamin 20% Niacin 20% B6 40% Folate 7% B5 15% Magnesium 15% Potassium 28% Copper 25% Manganese 21% That’s an insane profile for a food that is largerly overlooked amidst the hype over goji...

• Should I do 18:6 if I’m underweight?

  Hi! 23, female, 6.12 stone, 5”3. I’m interested in IF for digestion, energy and to try shrink some minor loose skin. I want to start this 18:6 diet with a 1500 eating plan to maintain weight. I don’t want to...

• Let's talk best refeed for extended dry fasting.

  It's the fruits refeed VS fats/probiotics refeed. I'd like to hear everyone's experiences for which is best. In past extended fasts (2 7 days, one 8 day) I refed with fruits, I'd usually break my fast with water then cucumber+apple...

• Is sugar in fruit different from added sugar

  I’ve been told all my life that sugar in fruit is “healthy” but sugar in soda isn’t? Is there any real difference or are they basically the same thing?

• Would a Coffee Enema Effect Your Fast?

  I'm generally a purist with fasts but would like to start doing a coffee enema on the 1st morning and possibly 2nd morning of my fast. Will this have any affect on the break I'm trying to give my digestion? I...

• Does eating a TON in one sitting cause more or less weight gain than steady overeating?

  I was doing some research for my bio class and I just got to wondering how the body processes things. One example the book gave was someone eating 500 calories extra over a week leading to weight gain but I...

• IF with GI conditions such as gastroparesis?

  F 22, 16:8 Hi guys! I was looking to discuss issues with the gut that could inhibit progress with IF. I am currently on week 4 and losing weight a lot slower than usual. I do have a long history of...

• Sushi or Ramen?

  On day 3 of my first 72h fast. Feeling great. I think the hardest part was the caffeine withdrawal! I timed this fast to end on a work dinner I have to attend tonight. The restaurant is known for ramen...

• Do you actually need to flip your entire diet to maintain weight loss after fast?

  So i’ve been watching a lot of videos about dry fasting and it’s kind of discouraging when i hear them say “after your fast, don’t eat dairy, meat, processed foods, sugar, etc” like thats all i have. And i...

• Anyone else experience strange digestion / elimination around 72hrs?

  The last couple of fasts I’ve done it seems like around 72-96hrs I’ll randomly get kind of noisy digestion and then have to use the toilet. And then I’m good for however long I’m fasting until. Just wondering if anyone...

• Just got off a 28 day water fast. Problems. Dehydrated + Food not digesting.

  Hey reddit, I just got off a 28 day water fast from January 3rd to January 31st. I was originally planning for 30 days but I cut the fast short and broke it and just went to the doctor because...

• Why are their Carbs in Wheat but not in Chia or Flax?

  TITLE EDIT: Why are *there* Carbs... EDIT TO COMPLY WITH THE TRIGGERED: I should not have said unhealthy carbs. What I should have said was carbs that have been proven to contribute to a significant percentage of the population being obese. So...

• Digestion enzyme help

  Can somebody help explain this wording to me? Do they mean one tablet after each meal daily? Or only one tablet per day? It’s a digestive enzyme called Kal-n-zyme. It says “take 1 tablet daily with meals”

• Fasting when underweight?

  I'm 178cm tall and weigh 55.8kg (5'10 and 123lbs) and am interested in dry fasting for my spirit. My digestion and apetite are not great, which contributes to me being underweight, and I thought perhaps fasting could let my digestive...

• Constant digestive issues since starting IF

  I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for about 45 days now. I began with a 16:8 schedule in December. For the first two weeks, I experienced constipation. Then the last two weeks of December, everything normalized. In January, I bumped it up...

• Digestion issues after 48 hour fast.

  I had some pizza and beer after a 48 hour fast to in a way celebrate. I am now a day and a half out from my last time eating I can feel it all sitting in my abdomen. I...

• Issue with my digestion (Over 100 hours and still pooping)

  Hello Redditor, Im a little worried, I’ve been fasting right now for over 100 hours and I am still pooping at this stage… what is wrong with me, is my digestive system bad… I might go to a doctor, but...

• Raw veggies vs Cooked veggies?

  Hey guys I’ve been always wondering why gorillas having almost the same digestive system… They have very big muscles and so strong and healthy eating ONLY RAW VEGGIES AND FRUITS Is it the fact we cook veggies makes it less nutritious?...

• Preworkout for muscle recovery

  Soooo... Let's say you eat a hefty meal before lifting. You finish a workout in 1 hr. Surely that hefty pre workout meal hasn't been digested completely. Does that mean it then becomes your post-workout nutrients as...

• If you cook fiber/starch for long enough will it eventually turn into simple sugars?

  I got curious since I realised veggies and grains have tendencies to taste really sweet when cooked for a long time. Is it possible to cook veggies long enough for them to lose all fiber content?

• Is there a way to clean your digestive system out before doing a prolong dry fast?

  Or is it not necessary? Planning on doing a 10 day dry fast. I’ve heard that you should prepare before a fast by eliminating any waste so that the body doesn’t use any of it. Any foods to eat leading...

• Question for nutritionists about lead in Metamucil

  Hey guys, there was a study that came out 1-2 years ago about an alarmingly high amount of lead in Metamucil (in my own personal opinion), I'll make the question super quick. Since Metamucil is a fiber supplement, and fiber doesn't...

• TMI:Is It Normal to Stop Pooping (Much) When You Do a Prolonged Fast?

  I mean, I am, kinda, but not like a full bowel movement. More... Liquid. I mean, there's nothing to really digest, so it makes sense, but wouldn't my body keep producing waste anyway? Maybe not like full on bowel movements...

• Is pasta itself actually unhealthy?

  Pasta is said to be unhealthy but the nutrition facts really are not that bad at all. Whole grain pasta for example has a lot of fiber and nutrients and no sodium or fat and it even has less carbs...

• Do any you take ginger with most meals to help with digestion? Does it work for you?

  Whether it be in whole food or pill form

• Anybody else have stomach issues get better with IF?

  I got diagnosed with ulcerative colitis back in 2016 when I was in the hospital for a week with salmonella poisoning. I have not eaten any meat for 19 years and have been fully vegan for 7. After I got...

• Plant based diets

  I watched the game changers documentary and im curious about the plant based diet. Has anyone tried it? If so did any change happen? Was your physical performance better or worse? Im very curious.

• Carnivore convert.

  Well... This really is the real deal! I've been carnivore for three years to improve my mental health and I've regularly water fasted during that time to help my slow digestion. After researching dry fasting and realizing that constantly drinking water throughout...

• Can someone explain carbs simply to me?

  Is it like fat, like the saturated and unsaturated? Some good, some bad. I've read that the simple carbs are the bad ones but I can still not understand. Are carbs mostly sugars? And are they really that bad?

• Is eating excess calories every single day bad?

  I don't mean eating in a surplus, but say your maintenance was 5000 for example, because you exercise a lot or whatever reason, is it harmful in the long run to be eating this much on a consistent daily basis...

• Countdown started + question, what can you do on the quit-day?

  Day 5 of 5 have started! :) I have been torn between temptation to prolong it and obsessing about drinks and food. Decision at this point is to not prolong it since it is not recommended to go more than...

• Nutrition Question- Carbs v Protein

  Having a debate with my roommate over this topic and wanted to see if y’all had any thoughts. If someone is in a 200 calorie Deficit and they only eat protein and do not eat carbs. Would they lose the...

• Is drinking water for each meal the healthiest beverage option?

  Or would I benefit more from juices (like apple or orange for breakfast, for example) to get essential vitamins? Or, does the sugar in most juices outweigh the benefits of its vitamins?