Thursday 3 July 2014

The "Don't Swim After Eating" Rule Is A Big Fat Lie

Moms lie.


There's an old suburban legend that goes like this: You must wait 30 minutes after eating to go for a swim. If you do not, you could get a stomach cramp and drown.


There's an old suburban legend that goes like this: You must wait 30 minutes after eating to go for a swim. If you do not, you could get a stomach cramp and drown.


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If your parents really weren't messing around, you may have even had to wait an hour.


If your parents really weren't messing around, you may have even had to wait an hour.


"I wish I were in school..."


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After eating, most of the blood in your body flows straight to your digestive system, so physical activity could result in a full body cramp that would render you incapable of staying afloat.


But is that even true?


But is that even true?


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