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Prophet Muhammad SAW taught to chew food 40 times. It turns out that there are scientific benefits behind the sunnah. Here’s the explanation.
As an example of Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad always teaches good things that are full of benefits in life. Including when eating, he even has a healthy guideline regarding eating patterns.
Starting from the selected menu, meal time, portion of food to how to eat. Quoted from the book 365 Healthy Tips Ala Rasulullah SAW by Mohammad Ali, the Prophet Muhammad taught to chew food 40 times.
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The suggestion for chewing more food is also recommended by a nutritionist from America, Horace Fletcher. He recommended to chew food 32 times.
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The chewing food should also be done slowly. Apparently there are benefits behind the recommendations of chewing more, as quoted from sepalika.com (06/15/18).
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The Prophet Muhammad taught to chew food 40 times. Photo: IstockThe following benefits:
1. Better food absorption
People who chew food longer will absorb food better. The smaller the food molecule when chewed, the better the digestive enzymes to break and extract nutrients.
2. Making less food
Eating slowly and with a long chew will make you eat less. This can be a tip for those of you who want to reduce the portion of eating so as not to gain weight.
Body hormones need 20 minutes to give the brain code when our body is full. The study said that eating slowly could reduce the meal portion by 15%.
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3. The digestive system is better prepared
 When chewing longer and will slowly give time for the stomach to start working. Photo: Istock |
When chewing longer and will slowly give time for the stomach to start working. The digestive system will begin to work when the mouth starts chewing food.
By chewing longer, the stomach will be better prepared in digesting food. In addition, it will also provide an opportunity for the amylase enzyme released by saliva to break down food well.
Furthermore, quoted from a book entitled ‘Complete Claims of the Pillars of Islam and Prayer’ by Mochammad Syarif mentioned that if not chewing food well can cause a buildup of bacteria in the intestine.
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