mastiquer

C'est pour mieux digérer. C'est pour ça qu'elles mastiquent.
They have to digest their food a bunch of times, which is why they're always chewing.
En réalité, la plupart des gens ne mastiquent pas assez leurs aliments, si bien que les enzymes salivaires n'ont pas l'occasion d'agir avant que les aliments ne passent dans l'estomac.
The reality is that most of us do not adequately chew our food, which means that the salivary enzymes have no chance to act before the food moves into the stomach.
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