First of all you must drink enough water, 2 to 3 litres everyday. If you sweat much or do hard physical work you have to drink more.
Drinking water during or after a meal will not make any problems for digestion. Indeed, water helps digestion. They will not dilute digestive juices or interfere with digestion. Water and other fluids help to break down the food in your stomach. It keeps also the digestive system healthy.
Eat enough fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables and whole grain products. Healthy life style and enough physical activity will keep your digestion good. Try to live a stress free life.
Do not drink water or eat your food very quickly. If you gulp lot of air with that you may get stomach problems.
So the direct answer is drinking water during or after meal is good.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Is drinking water during or after meal good or bad?
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3:54 AM
Friday, November 13, 2009
Apple
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Dr. K. Padmanaban, Ph.D.
5:55 PM

An introduction is not necessary for apple. It is a healthy fruit and it is eaten throughout the world.
The nutrients in 100 g edible apple include:
• Water – 84.9 g
• Protein – 0.3 g
• Fat – 0.6 g
• Carbohydrates – 11.4 g
• Organic acids 0.5 g – Malic acid 425 mg, Citric acid 30 mg, oxalic acid 0.5 mg, salicylic acid 0.31 mg
• Fibre – 2.0 g
• Minerals - 0.3 g – sodium 1 mg, potassium 120 mg, magnesium 6 mg, calcium 6 mg, iron 250 micro g, copper 50 micro g, zinc 100 micro g, selenium 1 micro g, iodide 1 micro g.
• Vitamins - vitamins A, B1, B6, nicotine amide, pantothenic acid, Biotin, folic acid, vitamin C – 12 mg, vitamins E, and K
• Purine - 14 mg
Apple is one of the best foods between two meals. You could eat as much as you like.
Minerals, particularly selenium varies with their concentration in the soil.