(some nutritionalists would actually suggest drinking a lot of anything while eating a meal is actually hard on digestion.) Woah, where did you get that? If by

(some nutritionalists would actually suggest drinking a lot of anything while eating a meal is actually hard on digestion.) Woah, where did you get that? If by a lot you mean drinking whenever you feel thirsty that's definitely not true. If by "a lot" you mean too much, well... obviously. That's why it's called "too much." There's a reason you often feel thirsty while eating: liquid helps to turn the food you eat into the nutritious slurry which actually can be digested by your body. Do a literature review. Also, stop listening to nutritionists: many of them don't even have degrees in medicine. http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/258/2/R436.short http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/258/2/R436.short http://gut.bmj.com/content/29/3/306.abstract http://gut.bmj.com/content/29/3/306.abstract