Why can't you talk while eating? As the old saying goes, food is beyond words.

I also want to know why I can't drink water while eating.

Traditional habits believe that it is not appropriate to talk and laugh when eating. The ancients said: "Eat Mo language." It means: "Don't talk while eating, because talking during eating affects digestion. It is recommended to chew slowly, otherwise it will not be good for digestion and absorption.

It is impolite and unhealthy to talk while eating. Children should clearly realize this and gradually develop good habits. Talking while eating is easy to choke objects into the trachea or get stuck in bones, causing safety problems; In addition, it is impolite to speak loudly in a group, which will affect others.

Based on this, we ask children not to talk while eating. If children can't help talking, they should also be allowed to speak softly occasionally. Every link is an opportunity for us to receive education. Of course, every link must have clear requirements. This is also a standard questions. If there are requirements, we should pay attention to different treatment.

The human throat is the same passage for food and air, with trachea in front and esophagus in the back. Qi and food go their own way, in an orderly way, thanks to epiglottis cartilage. Epiepiglottic cartilage is like a turnout on a railway. When people swallow food, the larynx rises, the epiglottic cartilage leans backward, covering the larynx, and the food enters the esophagus smoothly.

After swallowing, epiglottic cartilage will stand upright again for breathing. If you talk and laugh while eating, the action of epiglottis will be at a loss, leading to the accident of food choking into the esophagus. Because people's right bronchus is generally short and thick, and the left bronchus is slender, the esophagus will fall into the right bronchus, and severe cases may suffer from aspiration pneumonia.

Now, some health care experts think that about 30 minutes for lunch is appropriate. Chatting while eating during this time can let diners exchange feelings, relieve troubles and let the stomach digest food normally. The reason is that a happy mood can not only stimulate appetite, but also excite the central nervous system, thus promoting the secretion of digestive juice and making the gastrointestinal tract in the best digestive state.