I believe that the first step for many people who lose weight is to lose weight. I feel that as long as I eat less, my stomach will gradually become smaller, and I will eat less food in the future, and people will lose weight over time.
Is our stomach really like a balloon and the bigger we are, the hunger we are, the smaller we are?
You don’t know the truth! The truth is, it won't! The stomach is an organ that stores and digests food by multiple layers of muscles, and has strong elasticity. When you are hungry and full, the size of your stomach is completely different. When you are on an empty stomach, the stomach capacity reaches up to 100ml; when you are full, the stomach capacity reaches 1200ml, or even 1600ml.
Simply put, the size of the stomach changes with the change of food intake. When the intake is too much, the stomach will become larger, but when the food is excreted, the stomach will gradually become smaller and return to its original size.
Why do people think that after a period of diet, the stomach will become smaller? Actually, this is just a psychological effect!
When food is discharged from the stomach, the stomach will return to its size when it is on an empty stomach.
You should know how much food we want to eat is not determined by the size of the stomach, but by the brain sending instructions to control food intake. When maintaining the habit of food intake for a long time, the brain will form the habit, and the next time the intake will be kept within the range of the habit; when you are hungry or when you are full, the brain will prompt - eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full.
So, when eating less for a period of time, the brain will send instructions to suppress your hunger, giving you the illusion that your stomach becomes smaller.
So, the stomach will not become bigger and bigger, nor will it become hungry!
What harm does frequent eating or hunger cause to the stomach?
Frequent eating of the body will not only affect the peristalsis and emptying of the stomach and intestines, but may also cause abdominal distension. Eating too much for a long time will reduce the digestive capacity of the stomach and intestines and accumulate food, which will cause vomiting. If the stomach expands violently, too much food will turn into fat and deposit it in the body, which will cause obesity.
Frequent hunger also has a great impact on the stomach. Because the stomach does not have food stimulation for a long time, it may increase the absorption of water. Over time, it will not only damage the stomach, but also affect other parts. If the body does not consume food for a long time, the body will not be able to absorb nutrients, so the body's resistance and immunity will decrease.
So, if you want to lose weight, you still need to eat normally, but you must pay attention to controlling your intake, as long as it can supply the nutrients you need. Only by exercising can you promote the burning of body fat, so as to effectively achieve the effect of weight loss.
In fact, the character of "eating without getting fat" does not exist. Under the premise of intake of enough calories, not exercising will lead to obesity, but everyone's degree of gaining weight is different.
The stomach is very important for health. Many young people nowadays have caused stomach health problems due to bad living habits.
Whether young people or middle-aged and elderly people, long-term hunger and fullness will not only seriously damage the stomach, but may also cause other health diseases.
I believe that after reading this article today, everyone has some understanding of the size of the stomach. I hope you will continue to maintain the regular three meals to ensure that your body is nutritious.
Editor: Zhengxintang Health Science Popularization Group
