i don't chew rice before swallowing it, and it has now turned into an habit for me, is it healthy to eat rice that way?

I'm not sure there's a side effect so far rice is a food. I'm not a doctor but i only think digestion might take longer than the chewed.

i doubt if it will have any effect on you, but i will advice u to chew it so as to soften it well, though it is softened already by the saliva. but pls chew the rice,pls.

Please chew your rice properly, a number of my cousins and friends have developed this habit, and then complain about indigestion and acid reflux problems later on. Rice is not eba or ground-rice (softer and more malleable) and therefore should not be eaten as though it is. I personally think that the individual grains of rice need to be broken down before swallowing. Food that is not broken down before swallowing will sit in your digestive tract and emitt gases of its own, (I'm sure you know the kind I mean).

Peace.