Does drinking hot milk nourish the stomach?

Drinking milk for breakfast is a common phenomenon in many families. Milk is rich in nutrients, and its calcium and protein content is relatively high, which is very helpful for children's height growth. But, can people with poor stomachs drink hot milk to nourish their stomachs? If you want to nourish your stomach with milk, you must drink it at the right time. You must not drink milk on an empty stomach. Otherwise, it will not only fail to nourish your stomach, but will also make your stomach more susceptible to disease.

If you drink milk correctly, it can nourish your stomach. Here are some precautions for reference:

The time of drinking milk has a great impact on the human body's digestion and absorption, so the time of drinking milk should be arranged.

It is not right to drink milk on an empty stomach for breakfast

Milk has a hypnotic and sedative effect. Morning is the time when people study and work with vigorous energy. Drinking milk makes people feel drowsy, which is not conducive to study and work. Therefore, it is best not to drink milk on an empty stomach in the morning.

◆ Some adults have the habit of drinking milk in the morning, this method is not scientific, the reason is that after a night of sleep, the stomach has been emptied, and is ready to eat and digest food. At this time, the stomach is emptied quickly, and milk is liquid milk, so the stomach empties faster.

◆ Drinking milk on an empty stomach will cause it to be excreted into the intestines before being fully digested and absorbed in the stomach, resulting in loss of nutrients.

Milk is rich in high-quality protein. The main function of these proteins is to form new tissues in the human body and repair existing tissues.

◆ If you drink milk on an empty stomach, not only will the milk be quickly excreted from the stomach, but the above-mentioned precious protein will also be broken down by the human body and consumed as calories, which will not fully play the role of protein. Some amino acids are excreted into the large intestine before they have time to be absorbed in the small intestine. In the large intestine, these proteins and amino acids are broken down and corrupted into substances that are harmful to the human body, increasing the burden on the body.

Notes on drinking milk for breakfast

※ First of all, do not drink milk on an empty stomach in the morning, but drink milk 1-2 hours after breakfast. Having food in the stomach prevents the disadvantage of drinking milk on an empty stomach.

※ Second, eat some foods rich in starch, such as steamed bread, before drinking milk;

※ Third, when drinking milk in the morning, you should eat some starchy foods such as steamed buns, rice, bread, biscuits, and snacks at the same time. This will allow the milk to stay in the stomach for a longer time, and the milk and gastric juice can fully undergo enzymatic hydrolysis, allowing the protein to be well digested and absorbed.

Drinking milk before going to bed is beneficial to the absorption and utilization of calcium.

Most of the calcium consumed at dinner is absorbed and utilized by the body before going to bed. After sleeping, especially after midnight, the calcium level in the blood will gradually decrease. The decrease in blood calcium promotes hyperparathyroidism. Hormones act on bone tissue, causing part of the calcium salts in the bone tissue to dissolve into the blood to maintain a stable balance of blood calcium. This dissolution effect is the body's self-regulating function. Over time, it will become one of the causes of osteoporosis. Drinking milk before going to bed at night, the calcium in the milk can be slowly absorbed by the blood, and the blood calcium is replenished and balanced throughout the night. There is no need to dissolve the calcium in the bones, thus preventing bone loss and osteoporosis. Therefore, it is good to drink milk before going to bed.