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Every centimeter counts on the size of the belly and there are simple habits that you can eliminate to find a flat stomach.
The belly intake may be due to an excess of air trapped in the digestive tract, an excess of beverage or this favorite steak that your grandmother continues to serve you. Regardless of the cause, reducing your belly or at least not having the feeling of being bloated can offer you many benefits.
Eating too fast
We are all busy, we run to different destinations, and we take on our regular activities under pressure. However, there are things you always have to do in moderation, such as eating.
Eating too quickly makes you swallow air that produces gases and increases the size of your belly. This is not a myth. You feel bloated when you've eaten too fast. This also slows down digestion. Stephanie Middleberg, a nutritionist in New York City, of Middleberg Nutrition, explains the reasons behind this. When you eat hastily, you do not chew hard, and larger pieces of food remain in your gut during the digestion process. Digestive enzymes could not perform their functions properly. Moreover, your body did not have time to feel the amount ingested, and at the end of the day, you put more food in your body than it needed.
The solution? Eat slowly and take your time.
Addiction to sodas
It's sweet, it's refreshing, and it complements your life. But these little bubbles that give you a sparkling sensation can swell your stomach, according to Middleberg. And if you think light sodas can be different because they have artificial sweeteners, you're wrong. Soda lights are even worse. Artificial sweeteners cannot be digested and cause the belly to swell, in addition to acidifying your body.
The solution? Stop eating soda and prefer freshly prepared juices and smoothies, purified water, lemon water, and flavored water.
You like packaged foods
Sodium, when taken in excess, is bad for your health and belly. Packaged foods contain a lot of them. It is one of the main preservatives of prepared foods, and it is also used to induce addiction to these foods. This includes your favorite chips. Foods disguised as healthy options such as cereals, soups and salad sauces can also contain large amounts of salt.
Janet Brill, a Philadelphia nutritionist and author of Blood Pressure Down, wants to inform you that "there is a good chance that almost everything that's packaged contains much more salt than you imagine, and it's unlikely that you're even feeling the taste."
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