India, Nov. 14 -- Are you always gulping down your meals as you binge-watch your favourite show or scroll through your phone? Or perhaps it is a busy day, you are running late, and you hurriedly scarf down your food. You rarely look at what you are eating. Chewing receives little attention, even though it plays an essential role in digestion.

Suhasini Viswanathan, director nutritionist at QUA Nutrition-Signature Nutrition Clinic, highlighted the importance of chewing your food properly.

Let's understand the basics of why chewing matters. When you understand its value, you are more likely to focus on it as you are eating. The expert emphasised that digestion begins in your mouth.

She described how chewing helps kick-start digestion, wit...