3 myths and facts about the right time to eat fruits to reap maximum benefits

New Delhi: Fruits are an essential part of our diet as they provide the body with important vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Fruits also provide the body with fibres which is important for the digestive system as it improves bowel movement. Like all other different meals of the day, fruits too should be eaten at a particular time and that must be defined by your eating time, like how often you eat or what you eat at what time or intervals between each meal among other factors.

It is also important that you eat fruits according to your timetable and the needs of your body. However, here are a few myths and facts about the right time to eat fruits.

Myth: You should always eat fruits in an empty stomach

Fact: This claim is not true. The claim states that when you eat fruits with your meals, it tends to slow down your digestion which might lead to gas or acidity or constipation among several other digestive problems. This might be true to some extent due to the presence of fibres in the fruits but eating fruits with meals will not stop the digestion process entirely causing you digestive troubles. Moreover, eating fruits with meals might help to fill your stomach faster and for longer.

Myth: You should always eat your fruits before or after meals to reap maximum benefits.

Fact: This is another myth that needs to be absolutely busted. Your body is always ready to absorb the nutrients from the fruits and eating them in an empty stomach or a full stomach hardly makes any difference. Therefore, you can eat your fruits whenever you please.

Myth: You should always eat fruits in the morning.

Fact: You can eat fruits at any time of the day and it is absolutely not necessary that you eat them in the morning. The nutrients in the fruits will get absorbed by the body at any time of the day and not just in the morning.