Wrong facts about the best time to eat fruits

So many of us are victims of wrong facts that explains what time is best to eat our fruits. Some of us have even heard fruits are poisonous. Well I will like to take you through some re-explanation of these wrong facts.

There are 5 wrong facts I will like to show you but we will take them bit by bit for better understanding. I will share just two so you can read and understand these two.

1. Always Eat Fruit on an Empty Stomach

This is one of the most important tips regarding when to eat fruit.

It has been popularized through websites and email chains, and seems to have originated from a chef in Singapore.

It says that eating fruit with meals slows digestion and causes food to sit in your stomach and ferment or rot. This also claims that eating fruit with meals is what causes gas, discomfort and a range of other unrelated symptoms.

While it's true that the fiber in fruit can slow the release of food from your stomach, the rest of these claims are false.

Although fruit can cause your stomach to empty more slowly, it does not cause food to sit in your stomach indefinitely.

One study found that in healthy people, fiber slowed the time it took the stomach to empty half its contents from an average of 72 minutes to 86 minutes 

While this change in speed is significant, it's by no means slowing digestion down enough to cause food to spoil in the stomach.

Additionally, slowing the emptying of your stomach is a good thing. It can help you feel full for longer, which might help you eat fewer calories in the long run 

But even if fruit did cause food to sit in your stomach for significantly longer than usual, your stomach is specifically designed to prevent the growth of bacteria, which is what causes fermentation and rotting 

When food reaches the stomach, it's mixed with stomach acid, which has a very low pH of about one or two. Your stomach contents become so acidic that most microorganisms cannot grow 

This part of digestion occurs partly to help kill bacteria in your food and prevent microbial growth.

As for the rest of these claims, saying that eating fruit with meals is the cause of bloating, diarrhea and discomfort is equally misleading.

There is also no scientific support behind the idea that eating fruit on an empty stomach can affect longevity, fatigue or dark circles under the eyes.

BOTTOM LINE:Eating fruit with a meal can slow the emptying of your stomach but only by a small amount. This is actually a good thing as it may help you feel more full and cut back on calories.

2. Eating Fruit Before or After a Meal Reduces Its Nutrient Value

This seems to be an extension of number 1. It claims that you need to eat fruit on an empty stomach to reap all of the nutritional benefits.

It claims if you eat fruit right before or after a meal, the nutrients will somehow be lost.

However, this is not at all true. The human body has evolved over time to be as efficient as possible when it comes to extracting nutrients from food.

When you eat a meal, the stomach acts as a reservoir, releasing only small amounts at a time so that your intestines can easily digest it 

Also, the small intestine is designed to absorb as many nutrients as possible.

It's up to 20 feet (six meters) in length, with over 320 square feet (30 square meters) of absorptive area.

In fact, studies have shown that your intestines have the ability to absorb twice as many nutrients as the average person consumes in one day.

This huge absorptive area means that getting the nutrients from fruit (and the rest of your meal) is easy work for your digestive system, regardless of whether you eat fruit on an empty stomach or with a meal.

BOTTOM LINE:Your digestive system is more than prepared to digest and absorb the nutrients from fruit, whether it's eaten on an empty stomach or with a meal.