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It's often believed you need to get X amounts of meals per day to 'optimally' lose fat. But based on current evidence, you can achieve fat loss with many different meal frequencies, as long as you are in a caloric deficit [1]. - Research on intermittent fasting supports this. Those who fast for the bigger part of the day lose fat and maintain muscle similarly well as those who eat continuously when their daily nutritional intake is matched [2]. - This is great because it allows you to be flexible. If, for example, you enjoy skipping breakfast and like to eat larger meals later in the day, that is perfectly fine as long as you reach your daily nutritional needs. Same goes for those who enjoy having small meals every few hours. - All in all, no need to worry if you miss a meal. Contrary to popular belief, your metabolism won't 'slow down' [3]. - References: 1. https://jissn./articles/10.1186/s12970-017-0174-y 2. https://www.ncbi.nlm./pubmed/26384657 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm./pubmed/9155494 |
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