The old saying "chew your food slowly" has a deep scientific basis. Chewing is the first step of eating, and chewing slowly is beneficial to the health of teeth and periodontal tissues, while also directly affecting gastrointestinal function.
Chewing slowly helps to promote the secretion of saliva. Saliva contains various substances. When you chew, the large amount of saliva secreted mixes, dissolves, and interacts with food, which can not only promote the body's digestion and absorption of nutrients, but also change the chemical structure of toxic substances in food, thus playing a detoxifying role.
Frequent chewing can also promote brain development. The reason is that chewing is directed by the brain, while at the same time continuously stimulating it.
According to surveys, people who are not good at chewing are more prone to senile dementia in old age. As the saying goes, "disease enters through the mouth." In the current era that values time efficiency, some people often wolf down their meals or eat while doing other things... all of which are detrimental to health.
Chewing slowly can strengthen the body's gatekeepers and prevent various diseases.