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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
People simply twist it and misstate it. Many smaller meals helps support a faster metabolism. It does not, in itself cause an net increase in overall metabolic rates. Generally speaking, your metabolism speeds up and slows down in proportion to the amount of food you consume, when you consume it. It does nothing to control hunger being that if you are eating clean, well balanced and calorie controlled meals, you should be hungry every few hours, timed to your meals.
Many smaller meals of the right food, also helps a great deal to regulate and stabilize blood sugar and energy levels.
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I wouldn't disagree with this. My comment was more along the lines of being sold the protocol as a weight-loss tool. Eating 5-6 meals is actually counter to losing weight. Another issue along those lines, it causes the body to constantly release insulin, hard to lose weight in that state. But for a diabetic? I can tell you with first hand experience maintaining proper glucose levels while eating more frequently is a massive challenge.
But there is also quite a bit of info that points towards 1 meal a day also being just fine. I haven't read up on it in a while, perhaps it's been countered and proven false.