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YOGYAKARTA - Sleeping after eating does feel good for many people. But the fact is that this habit can have a bad impact on health. There are some dangers of sleeping after eating that you need to know so you don't experience health problems.

When the stomach feels full, it often gives rise to drowsiness that makes people choose to lie down or sleep after eating. If you are one of them, you should immediately stop these bad habits. Sleeping habits after eating can cause some bad effects to health and certain diseases.

Sleepiness that rises after eating is caused by hormones released due to the digestive process. Eating foods that contain high fat, sugar, and carbohydrates is also the cause you feel sleepy after eating.

Although you feel drowsiness to tease you to sleep, it's best to hold back and don't go to sleep right away. Here are some dangers of sleeping after eating what you must know in order to maintain your body's health.

Based on a study, the habit of sleeping after eating can cause a significant weight gain. This condition occurs allegedly due to the slowness of the body's metabolism and lack of activity for burning calories from incoming foods. If this habit continues, you can become obese for a long time.

The digestive organs in the body will work extra after you eat. A good body position will help the process of eating more optimally. If you even sleep after eating then it can slow down the digestive process because the body is in a sloping position. If your metabolism slows down, you will feel uncomfortable in the digestive area so that it can make your stomach hurt.

Health problems that can occur from eating habits are the threat of stroke. Based on research from the University of Ioannina Medical School Greece, the habit of sleeping after eating can increase the risk of stroke. So you should not immediately sleep after eating so that cholesterol levels to blood sugar remain stagnant.

With regard to the emergence of digestive problems, the habit of direct slitting after eating also causes the quality of your sleep to decrease. This bad habit can make you feel unwell during sleep due to stomach pain, bloating, and other digestive disorders.

When you lie down or sleep after eating, you have the potential to experience a stomach. These habits are not good for stomach health, especially if you just eat in large portions.

When you immediately sleep after you are full of food, it will cause increased pressure in the stomach. This condition will allow food and stomach fluids to rise back into the concavity to cause GERD problems or stomach acid disease.

Another problem that can occur from eating habits is the risk of insomnia. When you go straight to bed after lunch or evening, it can make it difficult for you to sleep at night. If this habit continues to be repeated, you can experience insomnia or sleep disorders.

That's a review of the dangers of sleeping after eating that you must understand. Starting now, eliminating the habit of lying down or sleeping after eating if you don't want to experience health problems.

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