How Long Foods Stay In Your Stomach

How long does the process of digestion last? Do you find yourself still hungry no matter how much you eat? If so, you might be eating foods that are too high on the glycemic index. It’s definitely something worth knowing if you’re struggling with excess weight.

The glycemic index is a system of values given to foods according to how quickly they cause an increase in blood glucose levels. To put that in layman’s terms, it basically measures how fast different foods are digested by the body. Glucose is a simple sugar that gives your body energy, and you get it from the foods you eat.

Your blood is what carries this sugar throughout your body to all your hungry cells and tissues. That’s why it’s called blood glucose. If you eat something that’s high on the index, your blood glucose will spike, giving you a fast boost of energy.

TIMESTAMPS:
What glycemic index is 0:58
Foods that digest slowly 3:30
Foods that digest moderately 4:08
Foods that digest quickly 4:34
Foods that don’t have a glycemic index value 5:27
What about pizza? 6:09
Are all low-glycemic foods healthy? 6:43

SUMMARY:
- The glycemic index is a system of values given to foods according to how quickly they cause an increase in blood glucose levels. To put that in layman’s terms, it basically measures how fast different foods are digested by the body.
- If you eat something that’s high on the index, your blood glucose will spike, giving you a fast boost of energy.
- Foods and drinks are actually split into three groups: low, medium, and high. Low items rate from 1 to 55, medium is from 56 to 69, and high items are from 70 and above.
- According to the experts at Bodytomy, some low-glycemic foods, like cooked vegetables or a salad, can remain in your stomach anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.
- There are also foods that really don’t really have a glycemic index value since they don’t contain any carbs. But they can still take a while to be digested by your stomach. It can take you anywhere from 2 to 5 hours for your stomach to digest meats, like chicken, lamb, and pork.
- If you’re having pizza that’s just dough, cheese, and sauce, that might rate high on the glycemic index, mostly because of that dough. But believe it or not, adding toppings actually makes your slice healthier!
- You might encounter foods that will be low on the index, but if they’re processed, they most likely still contain tons of saturated fats, sugar, and empty calories.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our Social Media:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For more videos and articles visit:

[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

What's your favorite food and why?

[gabrielgomez]

Hi, I'm a nurse. If I have a patient with LOW BLOOD SUGAR, we usually give them orange juice, cause it RAISES their blood sugar quickly.... so the juice is totally NOT low glycemic...

[oasisbeyond]

I'm still digesting McDonnalds fries from 20 years ago :(

[archangel]

I was 210lbs. I started running twenty minutes everyday and ate one maybe two meals a day..3 months later I'm at 175lbs..

[anthares]

thanks to the comments talking about how the video is wrong, i saved myself 8 minutes of my life, cheers!

[FDIsrael]

I thought i was gona find out how long food lasts in my stomach, oh well

[jamescampbell]

I stopped watching when you said fruit juice has a low glycemic index. This is not the first Bright Side video I've seen that spreads misinformation. Very disappointing.

[brandonbretl]

Inaccurate, misleading description of glycemic index.

[TR-sfvj]

You seriously are telling people orange juice is low gi? Misinformation! If you don't know, don't post a video about it.

[nighthawk]

I can go a whole day just eating once I don’t know why lol

[rachelhoward]

Probably won’t change my diet, but it’s good to know what foods to combine to get full fast and stay full for longer. Thanks for the video!

[ibrahimacisse]

Who's else is scrolling down the comments while watching the vid?


Edit: omg 582 likes!! Thanks a lot!



Noramly I just get something about *2* likes

[hackedyt]

If you want a quick video with all chart here is it

3:36 - 4:49 thats a whole video

[CapricornSunSagRisingLibraMoon]

Yes I'm changing my diet. Already started due to digestive problems but always wondered how this works. I think Niutri System use this concept but they use lots of chemicals in their food. Now I can crate my own healthy version. Thanks for this crash course.

[loritzy]

Thanks! My mom is sick because she sleeps when the food is not digested... Im really thankful

[tessastone]

For my digestion, milk and cereal digest fast and potatoes digest slow. It's like the opposite so this lets me know that you have to read your own digestion. Good video

[manavgajera]

Honestly it just made me more confused. All I learned is don't eat plain cheese pizza. Add toppings.

[cyanoxicrose]

If you are extracting juices from the fruit and leaving the pulp/fiber behind, that juice is high glycemic. If you are blending them together along with the pulp/fiber, that juice can be low to medium glycemic. Bright Side should have pointed this out.

[SweetCherishedOne]

Don’t need to lose weight, but I will definitely pay more attention to my diet from now on.

[Noneyabusiness]

I'm glad i found this video, very helpful!