Given the standard american diet, how would one come to the conclusion that a vegetarian diet or something would be worse for a sick person, instead of the staple sick food diet, BRAT diet – bananas, rice, apples and toast among many other foods, I really want to know what makes these food good to eat when sick? is there some type of specific nutrients in these foods that is essential to our bodies? I fail to understand the importants of the “BRAT” or any other diet designed for sick people IE. covid and the flu. Thank You!
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Those foods are easy to digest. When you are sick your body needs all energy for recovery, so it will put digestion activity to a minimum. To still get good nutrients you should eat things that are easy to break up, wich is fructose and short chained carbs.
Fats and Proteins take a lot more work to break down. When you’re healthy that’s a good thing because they keep you saturated for longer and don’t cause your blood sugar to spike. But when you’re sick you want an easier task for your intestines.
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