Cancer has become more prevalent in younger people, and the number of cancer sufferers is increasing year after year. Experts believe that our eating habits are a major contributor to this trend. As the saying goes, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a commoner, and dinner like a beggar.” Modern lifestyles, on the other hand, frequently violate this suggestion, with people skipping breakfast, eating casually at lunch, and indulging heavily at supper. Some of our regular food habits are equivalent to slow, chronic suicide.
Skipping breakfast can deplete the body’s protein supplies, creating skin wrinkles, dryness, and anemia, all of which hasten the aging process. According to research, skipping breakfast sends signals to the brain that cause it to seek high-calorie foods, increasing the risk of eating “junk food” at lunch. This can eventually lead to illnesses like hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. According to studies, individuals who routinely miss breakfast had a 2.5-year shorter lifespan.
Excessive alcohol consumption: Alcohol can affect our liver, causing “alcoholic fatty liver” to “alcoholic hepatitis” and, eventually, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. In other words, excessive alcohol consumption is a precursor to death.
Overeating at dinner: Overeating at dinner strains the digestive system and leads to calorie accumulation, which leads to obesity. Diets heavy in salt, such as grilled foods, increase the risk of stomach cancer. Furthermore, eating too many dinners on a regular basis might lead to insomnia and alter the body’s natural circadian cycle.
Eating too rapidly and not drinking enough water: During meals, wolfing down food can induce indigestion and stomach pain, leading to digestive system-related disorders and stomach troubles. According to research, eating a large plate of pasta in 9 minutes consumes up to 67 calories more than someone who takes 29 minutes to finish their meal, potentially leading to obesity in the long run. Furthermore, dehydration hastens the aging of brain cells, making them more vulnerable to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular illnesses and even impairing kidney function.
Smoking after meals: After eating, the body’s gastrointestinal motility increases, as does blood circulation. This makes the body more susceptible to smoke absorption, and smoking during this time period can be more harmful than smoking ten cigarettes at once.
All of these eating behaviours are quite dangerous. We must remember not to overeat when we are irritated and not to miss meals when we are short on time. Eating should be done on a regular basis, and good chewing and delayed swallowing aid in food absorption and digestion.
