How Do You Know If You Have Eaten Enough? By Dr. John Poothullil
How Do
You Know If You Have Eaten Enough? By Dr. John Poothullil
Whether you're thirsty right now, I bring
in 12 ounces of water. How much will it take to quench your thirst?
How did you break when you finish drinking?
How did your brain know you had enough
water to quench your thirst?
Well, let me come back to that so the
water was still in your stomach, your thirst is quenched, your brain knew exactly
how much it needed because another time you have been working out or in the Sun
you would be more thirsty.
You will drink more the amount you drink.
Could you predetermine how much will it take to quench your thirst each time?
No.
You determine the quantity the volume as you
are drinking. Why how does it work?
If I blindfold you and give you something
to drink how do you know whether it is water or milk or coke?
Do you know the taste buds what I'm suggesting
is the taste buds are telling the brain not only what is going down but they
are also metering it. The brain knows your deficit and when the intake matches
the deficit your thirst is quenched.
There's a similar mechanism for each and
every nutrient that is why you have to chew and eat slowly register it. And
when the brain senses enough I've gone down it reduces the intensity of the
enjoyment then you stop. It does not take 20 minutes.
The 20 minutes comes from the enzyme in
the intestine to be released that's a backup system that is not the primary
system. The primary is in your mouth. If you pay attention, we get used to a
certain volume of food once you put it on the plate you are
Going to finish it.
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