According to new research conducted in the United Kingdom, food should be chewed well, because, during chewing, special types of immune cells are produced in the mouth. These cells protect us from infection.
These cells are called TH17. Healthy bacteria in the mouth help them. Chewing food requires energy. Teeth play a central role in this process. The force expended in chewing can be harmful as well as beneficial.
In this regard, British researchers conducted an experiment. They gave a few mice a lot of soft food to eat. Such foods are not chewed properly and are eaten in a very short time.
The age of these mice was less than six months. His teeth were dirty. The researchers fed them a lot of soft foods every day until they were six months old.
When the researchers examined his mouth at this age, it was found that not only did his mouth smell, but the production of immune cells was also very low. The effects of punishment were starting to appear in his mouth.
When the researchers began scrubbing the mice's teeth and inside their mouths thoroughly with sterile cotton swabs for a few days, their mouths became inflamed, the production of immune cells increased, and the number of infections increased.
The effects also began to disappear. Chewing food well with clean teeth cleans the entire mouth and has a good effect on the digestive system. Food is digested quickly.
In this way, the production of immune cells in the mouth increases. Due to the high number of immune cells, the mouth is protected from infection. If very hard foods are chewed daily with dirty teeth, then the gums and teeth have bad effects.
Gums get injured. The teeth also become weak, because the hard food causes damage to the bones of the teeth. Dirt also causes bad breath and inflammation in the mouth, due to which many other diseases can attack.
Similarly, when researchers gave rats with dirty teeth very hard foods to eat, the rats spent more time chewing. There were very bad effects on their gums and teeth. His mouth started smelling. The researchers immediately cleaned the rats' teeth and mouths and changed their diets.
Now they were given regular solid foods to eat. The mice took adequate time to chew the food and ate it easily. In this way, their gums and teeth were protected from any kind of damage, nor did any kind of smell or inflammation develop in their mouths.
The production of immune cells in their mouth increased and they were also protected from infections. The food should not become too soft and the process of chewing will end, nor should it become too hard and damage the gums and teeth.
The hardness of the food should be very suitable so that the chewing process takes place and the eater also gets the benefits. This research proves that the teeth and mouth should always be kept clean and the food should be chewed well because the act of chewing can protect us from many diseases and bring benefits.
This process energizes the resistant parts of the body and creates balance in them. These parts include the large intestine and the skin. The balance established in the body also eliminates the causes of diseases and we remain healthy and energetic.
Always keep your teeth and mouth clean. Chew the food well and eat contentedly. Avoid eating too many solid foods, so that your teeth and mouth can be protected from all kinds of damage.