Dietitian Viktor Zhilyaev: if you don't like soups, you don't have to force yourself to eat them.
Many people are convinced that eating soups is healthy and necessary , and that liquid food is very comfortable for the digestive tract.
However, doctor Viktor Zhilyaev said in an interview that
“The human digestive system copes well with solid food, and the constant use of soups is more of an established tradition” .
Zhilyaev noted that it is not necessary to eat liquid hot meals regularly, and if a person is not a fan of soups, he can do without them, and his health will not suffer.
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“There are countries where people don’t eat soups at all, but at the same time they don’t complain about their health,” he told Lente.ru.
Dietitian Zhilyaev added that many soups tend to increase the level of stomach acidity, And this is dangerous with existing problems with the gastrointestinal tract. In particular, people with gastritis and ulcers should not eat soups based on strong meat or fish broth.
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The specialist also informed in which cases soups can be useful.
- When overweight people try to reduce calories diet and lose weight.
- When people are recovering from surgery or damage to their digestive tract.
- Dysphagia (a condition accompanied by problems with swallowing).
Important! Information provided for reference purposes. Ask a specialist about contraindications and side effects and under no circumstances self-medicate. Seek medical attention at the first sign of illness.
Viktor Zhilyaev healthy lifestyle dietitian, endocrinologist