Here’s how often you should be eating

A healthy diet is low in sugar and deep-fried food, and high in fruit and vegetables. What’s less well known is how often a person should eat. Doctors recommend eating frequently – at least five to six times a day since our health must be replenished to work satisfactorily. According to Heiko Griguhn, a nutritionist, people wanting to lose weight often make the mistake of eating too seldom, he says. After a long interval without food, the body starts trying to conserve energy by reducing the number of calories it burns.

Heiko recommends eating frequently – five to six times a day. He suggests afternoon snacks to avoid low blood-sugar, according to Deutsche Presse-Agentur. In order to maintain a healthy weight, it’s essential not to consume more calories than one burns, he says suggesting small portions of vegetables or other snacks in between breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, experts recommend chewing each mouthful of food 15 to 30 times. Likewise, experts also suggest drinking plenty of fluids, which helps in simulating the production of digestive juices. (Agencies)