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[โ€“] Ephera@lemmy.ml 20 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

A few years ago, I learned that the stomach rumble when you're hungry, is part of a process that's actually kind of important health-wise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migrating_motor_complex

So, it's good when your stomach and small intestine empty out on a regular basis. It's good when you're hungry on a regular basis.
Just yet another luxury problem of modern times, that we have food available at all times and need to stop ourselves from snacking.

Side-note: It's also good to go hungry, because then when you do eat, the food tastes so much better. This also means you can go for healthier food and still have it hit the spot.

Most of the cleaning waves in the MMC happen at night while we are asleep. For many people this will be sufficient to help maintain a healthy, balanced environment in the digestive tract.