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Do you really need to eat 6-8 small meals to “keep your metabolism revved up” so you burn fat all day… and keep a steady stream of nutrients flowing to build lean muscle?
If you’ve been around the fitness scene for any amount of time, or have read any diet books or articles,you would think the answer to this one is an easy yes — but the truth is…
The “6-8 meals a day” Advice Is A Myth!
The advice is based on studies done around the thermic effect of food (TEF). You see, whenever you eat, your body uses about 10% of those calories (total) to provide energy just to digest the food…
When this was found out, people misinterpreted the research by saying “the more you eat (frequency) the more calories you’ll burn all day”… but this was a mistake because the math doesn’t work out.
Six small meals of 300 calories (6×300) = 1800 calories total.
Each meal you burn 10% of calories = 30 calories burned with each 300 cal meal
Total cals burned due to TEF = 180
So compare that to a “normal” diet of 3 big meals:
3 Big Meals of 600 calories (3×600) = 1800 calories total.
Each meal you burn 10% of calories = 60 calories burned with each 600 cal meal
Total cals burned due to TEF = 180
So you see, if the calories are the same, it doesn’t matter how you break them up — you’re still burning the same amount of calories and affecting your metabolism the exact same way no matter how often you eat.
