India, Aug. 3 -- Do you constantly snack, popping something or the other into your mouth compulsively throughout the day, without even realising it? Sometimes it's a casual munching on biscuits, a chocolate's bite after lunch for dessert cravings or munching on chips while binge watching at night. Beyond the self-explanatory consequences of excess calorie intake and weight gain, this habit can also significantly harm your gut's major functions.

Dr Subhash Agal, Head of Gastroenterology at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, shared with HT Lifestyle the alarming consequences of snacking on gut health. He called this habit of eating tidbits throughout the day as 'serial snacking.'

Describing serial snacking, he said, "In today'...