- Reaction score
- 1,680
(Note to Self: If one speaks out loud "...As a whole..." part very fast, I would love to see what happens next.)
Myth/Rumor:
When we eat a hamburger, such as the McDonald's famous burger, the Big Mac, eating it as a whole does taste great. But eating the same burger separately (First eat the top bun, then the lettuces, then the meat, then the cheese, etc., until you have reached your last bun) will be healthier than the former.
Basis:
Stomach acid can dissolve our food in the stomach, and create substances that our intestines can absorb for us to get energy. A whole burger can be dissolved in the stomach, but it has a tiny portion of the burger itself that can react to other parts of the burger. With the reaction involved, our body may absorb unnecessary substances along with others.
If we eat the burger pieces by pieces separately, chances are there won't be any reactions caused by the mixture of the food (When we chew foods, we mixed them up in our mouth). And, like eating a natural, healthy meal, our stomach acid slowly dissolves them, and we absorb them easily. Thus, we won't be able to absorb unnecessary stuffs, which is beneficial, and which is healthier.
So, is this true?
Myth/Rumor:
When we eat a hamburger, such as the McDonald's famous burger, the Big Mac, eating it as a whole does taste great. But eating the same burger separately (First eat the top bun, then the lettuces, then the meat, then the cheese, etc., until you have reached your last bun) will be healthier than the former.
Basis:
Stomach acid can dissolve our food in the stomach, and create substances that our intestines can absorb for us to get energy. A whole burger can be dissolved in the stomach, but it has a tiny portion of the burger itself that can react to other parts of the burger. With the reaction involved, our body may absorb unnecessary substances along with others.
If we eat the burger pieces by pieces separately, chances are there won't be any reactions caused by the mixture of the food (When we chew foods, we mixed them up in our mouth). And, like eating a natural, healthy meal, our stomach acid slowly dissolves them, and we absorb them easily. Thus, we won't be able to absorb unnecessary stuffs, which is beneficial, and which is healthier.
So, is this true?