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Is kids not biteing enough things really a problem that requires a specialized measurement device, or is this some sort of Youngin' torture device aimed at generating increadably screwed up adolescents and teenagers someday?
I think this quite possibly terrifies me.
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It's important to instill proper mastication habits early.
Alma wrote:
I lost my post
Hrrrm.
We have a horizontal nerve/tendon bundle on the side of our heads near our temples that hooks up to our jaw muscles. When we chew about 20 times, before swallowing, it activates a signal in our brains, giving us a feeling of satisfaction and fullness. I do know that there is a problem with the large proportion of highly processed foods in the general western diet. Mushy or snack sized food doesn't require a lot of chewing, we can inhale or suck a lot of it down.
Because we don't chew processed food very much, that system doesn't activate, and people can constantly feel really hungry despite eating. That contributes to the overweight/obesity problem, along with other factors.
But as to that, parents need to serve their kids fresh fruit and some raw or al dente cooked vegetables each day, and actual largish pieces of meat that require cutting and chewing during the week, and they need to tell their kids to chew their food well, until it's reduced to a paste in their mouths, before swallowing.
Thorough chewing has the added benefit of mixing food well with saliva, which greatly enhances the digestion of nutrients. I don't know if you really need a gadget to promote good chewing habits, but whatever works, I guess. I certainly wouldn't be sticking this on a kid in front of guests.
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 10:28am by Aripyanfar
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 3:07pm by Aripyanfar
We have a horizontal nerve/tendon bundle on the side of our heads near our temples that hooks up to our jaw muscles. When we chew about 20 times, before swallowing, it activates a signal in our brains, giving us a feeling of satisfaction and fullness. I do know that there is a problem with the large proportion of highly processed foods in the general western diet. Mushy or snack sized food doesn't require a lot of chewing, we can inhale or suck a lot of it down.
Because we don't chew processed food very much, that system doesn't activate, and people can constantly feel really hungry despite eating. That contributes to the overweight/obesity problem, along with other factors.
But as to that, parents need to serve their kids fresh fruit and some raw or al dente cooked vegetables each day, and actual largish pieces of meat that require cutting and chewing during the week, and they need to tell their kids to chew their food well, until it's reduced to a paste in their mouths, before swallowing.
Thorough chewing has the added benefit of mixing food well with saliva, which greatly enhances the digestion of nutrients. I don't know if you really need a gadget to promote good chewing habits, but whatever works, I guess. I certainly wouldn't be sticking this on a kid in front of guests.
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 10:28am by Aripyanfar
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 3:07pm by Aripyanfar
Ummm...
Errrrr...
WTF, Japan?
Errrrr...
WTF, Japan?
This is one of those gadgets you'll see being sold only on tv or some sort of crap. If it can be made, it will be made. But I highly doubt more than 10 people would actually buy this
Lady DSD wrote:
This is one of those gadgets you'll see being sold only on tv or some sort of crap. If it can be made, it will be made. But I highly doubt more than 10 people would actually buy this
I can see it being purchased as a gag gift. I would buy one for people who talk while they're chewing just to show them that it makes it look like they chew each bite 185 times.
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
"Gag" gift? You're such a kidder.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Samira wrote:
"Gag" gift? You're such a kidder.
I was hoping someone would recognize the comment as tongue in cheek.
Nexa
“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Nexa wrote:
Lady DSD wrote:
This is one of those gadgets you'll see being sold only on tv or some sort of crap. If it can be made, it will be made. But I highly doubt more than 10 people would actually buy this
I can see it being purchased as a gag gift. I would buy one for people who talk while they're chewing just to show them that it makes it look like they chew each bite 185 times.
Nexa
/giggle
ETA: Sam is faster than me.
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 11:17am by Nadenu
Ambrya wrote:
Ummm...
Errrrr...
WTF, Japan?
Errrrr...
WTF, Japan?
Yeah, it's Japanese, it's not supposed to make sense.
And anyways, isn't it American kids that are swallowing down cheeseburgers by the fistful? We need these over here!
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
For some reason this reminded me of the item I saw in SkyMall once. House shoes with headlights.
I'm guessing Bill Engvall has seen these too, since he did a joke about them for Comedy Central.
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 5:13pm by Failzor
I'm guessing Bill Engvall has seen these too, since he did a joke about them for Comedy Central.
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 5:13pm by Failzor
I sometimes don't chew as much as I should.
I found whole slices of mushrooms in a puddle left over from last thanksgiving eve. It was a rough night after a very nice dinner... it made for a very horrible thanksgiving the next morning. My friends at work that were with me still haven't let me live that down.
I found whole slices of mushrooms in a puddle left over from last thanksgiving eve. It was a rough night after a very nice dinner... it made for a very horrible thanksgiving the next morning. My friends at work that were with me still haven't let me live that down.
Can't sleep, clown will eat me.
Debalic wrote:
Ambrya wrote:
Ummm...
Errrrr...
WTF, Japan?
Errrrr...
WTF, Japan?
Yeah, it's Japanese, it's not supposed to make sense.
And anyways, isn't it American kids that are swallowing down cheeseburgers by the fistful? We need these over here!
A few times I've met teenage and young adult Japanese students whose eyes pop when they see me order Asian food and eat it with chopsticks. It turned out they can't use chopsticks themselves, and I infer from that they pretty much eat a western diet. Whatever they're eating, they're eating with knives, forks, spoons and fingers, at any rate.
Aripyanfar wrote:
Hrrrm.
We have a horizontal nerve/tendon bundle on the side of our heads near our temples that hooks up to our jaw muscles. When we chew about 20 times, before swallowing, it activates a signal in our brains, giving us a feeling of satisfaction and fullness. I do know that there is a problem with the large proportion of highly processed foods in the general western diet. Mushy or snack sized food doesn't require a lot of chewing, we can inhale or suck a lot of it down.
Because we don't chew processed food very much, that system doesn't activate, and people can constantly feel really hungry despite eating. That contributes to the overweight/obesity problem, along with other factors.
But as to that, parents need to serve their kids fresh fruit and some raw or al dente cooked vegetables each day, and actual largish pieces of meat that require cutting and chewing during the week, and they need to tell their kids to chew their food well, until it's reduced to a paste in their mouths, before swallowing.
Thorough chewing has the added benefit of mixing food well with saliva, which greatly enhances the digestion of nutrients. I don't know if you really need a gadget to promote good chewing habits, but whatever works, I guess. I certainly wouldn't be sticking this on a kid in front of guests.
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 10:28am by Aripyanfar
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 3:07pm by Aripyanfar
We have a horizontal nerve/tendon bundle on the side of our heads near our temples that hooks up to our jaw muscles. When we chew about 20 times, before swallowing, it activates a signal in our brains, giving us a feeling of satisfaction and fullness. I do know that there is a problem with the large proportion of highly processed foods in the general western diet. Mushy or snack sized food doesn't require a lot of chewing, we can inhale or suck a lot of it down.
Because we don't chew processed food very much, that system doesn't activate, and people can constantly feel really hungry despite eating. That contributes to the overweight/obesity problem, along with other factors.
But as to that, parents need to serve their kids fresh fruit and some raw or al dente cooked vegetables each day, and actual largish pieces of meat that require cutting and chewing during the week, and they need to tell their kids to chew their food well, until it's reduced to a paste in their mouths, before swallowing.
Thorough chewing has the added benefit of mixing food well with saliva, which greatly enhances the digestion of nutrients. I don't know if you really need a gadget to promote good chewing habits, but whatever works, I guess. I certainly wouldn't be sticking this on a kid in front of guests.
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 10:28am by Aripyanfar
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 3:07pm by Aripyanfar
Satiety is a hormonal reflex, not a mechanical one.
The only reasons one should thoroughly chew one's food are:
1) To avoid choking,
2) To make grains and veggies more digestible, and
3) To slow down food intake to the rate of one's metabolism.
It's nearly impossible to digest plant matter that hasn't been thoroughly chewed. Flesh can be digested whole, though a good mashing between the chompers does improve its digestibility slightly by increasing the available surface area.
Edited, Nov 19th 2008 8:26am by Mindel
Yes there's a major hormonal component. But according to a scientist interviewed on Catalyst, this biomechanical process is part of the system.
Lots of things can trigger or affect the satiety system all along the chain. Protein can trigger it where simple carbohydrates can fail to trigger it.
Lots of things can trigger or affect the satiety system all along the chain. Protein can trigger it where simple carbohydrates can fail to trigger it.
Mindel wrote:
Satiety is a hormonal reflex, not a mechanical one.
The only reasons one should thoroughly chew one's food are:
1) To avoid choking,
2) To make grains and veggies more digestible, and
3) To slow down food intake to the rate of one's metabolism.
It's nearly impossible to digest plant matter that hasn't been thoroughly chewed. Flesh can be digested whole, though a good mashing between the chompers does improve its digestibility slightly by increasing the available surface area.
Edited, Nov 19th 2008 8:26am by Mindel
You're forgetting one of the most important parts of keeping food in your mouth, taste! I want to taste that ****-juicy tender meat melt in my mouht! And don't even get me started on mushrooms.
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