They teach that eating small amounts of food at a time enables the body to digest and absorb the food more thoroughly than otherwise, thus ensuring adequate assimilation of vital ingredients our body needs. When to Eat It should go without saying to eat only when hungry , but most of us need to remind ourselves of this rule - and to apply it. We should allow sufficient time to elapse between each meal. The stomach empties itself normally in four hours. Eating in between meals leads to poor digestion.
Late suppers are particularly injurious.
They not only lead to impaired sleep, but by exhausting the stomach, take away hunger from breakfast time. It is very common for the late hour diner to suffer from heaviness and a feeling of malaise and inefficiency the next morning. Eating when one is not very well is another destructive habit. When we are ill, our body usually takes our hunger away. When one is ill, it is time to fast.