| Show ly se 0 of f water at mal 0 opens p 7 Us differ asto as to the effect of the free i T s stion of water at meal times but the vi vi vieux most probable baill that it generally received receive d is ia pro bilut dilutes es the gastric julep juice andio and BO tards digestion apart from fact fac t th thau 8 I 1 a moderate the delay in the is ia by n nio 0 means a disadvantage process sir os as williaml william roberts roberta has haa shown in liis his ex plan atio of tile the popularity of 0 tea and coffee I 1 i dijt is ia more than doubtful whether any p fw h effect is in reality produced who i il ij digested during meals water may do g oda by washing ashing out the digested digested food and 17 Y exposi exposing the undigested part tor more th thoroughly or ou g m lif to t the h 0 action c of the dige ig i iv v a f ferments rm e rits P pepsin e p sint i is s tian a cataleptic body y TJ nd d a given quantity will avill work almo alm 0 t indefinitely p provided ovidea the peptones pep tones are r moved as they are formed the good effects of water drunk freely before meal i has however another beneficial resul lt it washes away the mucus which is ia sec se feted by the mucus membrane during g t ie intervals of repose and favors pre peris ris a isis alsis of the whole alimentary tract i tile the bae thus cleansed is ina in a much bettex condition to receive food and convert it t into soluble compounds according fb t a dr leuf who has haa made this subject i special study cold water should be given to persons who lave have sufficient vitality vitali ity to react and hot water to the others in chronic gastric catarrh it is extremely beneficial to drink warm or hot ho t water before meals and salt is said in most cases to add to the good effect produced british medical journal |
