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In other words, anything that tastes good.
that's just way to general and way too much depending on the objective thing called taste. Next to chocolate/coffee/... I also really like the taste of vegetables like carrots, broccoli, fennel, pumpkins, ... I really doubt they would fall under the category of stuff which is likely to increase reflux.
Conveniently, I don't really like them.
This was the first thing that struck me when I first moved here. Portions for all kinds of food from ice-cream, to coffee are huge. Why are huge portions such a common thing here?
For me it wasn't when or how much but what. At it's worst I was taking prescription medicine ate what I thought was healthy food (whole grain bread, oat cereal) and still had heartburn every night. I am not celiac but eliminating beer, whole grain wheat, and oats got rid of my acid reflux. Wheat, especially the modern variety, is not well tolerated by humans http://news.discovery.com/human/why-you-should-probably-sto…
To add perhaps some more support to this, see how Sumo wrestlers of Japan gain weight: http://www.diet-blog.com/05/sumo_wrestlers_this_is_how_you_g... Particularly 3 and 4: Take a nap after eating. Eat late in the day. Probably #1 too about skipping breakfast.
Wait... what constitutes exercise on an empty stomach? because I workout early in the morning. So I just have a apple+banana+milk shake for preworkout. And then after workout I'd have my breakfast.
If you want to go completely extreme, intermittent fasting only allows you to eat within a limited window (e.g. 6-8 hours). Lots more research has been done on that but the pressures of conforming to traditional meal timings especially via social occasions can be difficult.
"In France, for example, a serving of ice cream is typically a single modest scoop, while in America, it’s often three gargantuan scoops." This was the first thing that struck me when I first moved here. Portions for all kinds of food from ice-cream, to coffee are huge. Why are huge portions such a common thing here?
To add perhaps some more support to this, see how Sumo wrestlers of Japan gain weight: http://www.diet-blog.com/05/sumo_wrestlers_this_is_how_you_g... Particularly 3 and 4: Take a nap after eating. Eat late in the day. Probably #1 too about skipping breakfast.
"In France, for example, a serving of ice cream is typically a single modest scoop, while in America, it’s often three gargantuan scoops." This was the first thing that struck me when I first moved here. Portions for all kinds of food from ice-cream, to coffee are huge. Why are huge portions such a common thing here?
It's probably a number of factors. A couple of possibilities I can think of are Americans' sense of value (get as much as you can for your money,) and a general addiction to the sensation of a full stomach.
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I've been thinking about difference between Poland and UK. When I lived in Poland my day look quite different. 8:00 breakfast 11:30 2nd breakfast 15:00 Dinner (soup + main) 20:00 Supper (something light like sandwiches or boiled sausages). I think this and more process food are the reasons why there are 2x more obese people in UK.
How did you fit that around work? I could do the 2nd breakfast if it was something I could eat at my desk (fruit for example) but the 15:00 dinner would probably last too long to fit in on my lunch hour (and it's quite late for lunch too when most employees break at 12:00 or 13:00).
Well there is a ritual in Jainism which says not to eat after sunset (remember: this was written/said generations before all science and research came into existence). Being Jain, I am just amazed by how precise our religion/literature is. Like many other ritual, this one is also backed by science now. FYI: It's called "Chauvihar" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting_in_Jainism )
> I am just amazed by how precise our religion/literature is. Or just a coincidence/accident.