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Metabolism!
ferd_ttp5
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Is it true that if you dont eat every 3-4 hours your metabolism slows down? I read it in many articles and blogs about weight loss and im curious if is it true. Thanks
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No. Not true.3
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nope. Do whatever eating schedule works for you.1
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Lies. My big pepperoni pizza did not boost my metabolism. I gained two pounds.This is a good article with links to published science. Basically, small meals cause small metabolic boosts and big meals cause big metabolic boosts but it all averages out over the course of the day in terms of calories burned so that meal timing doesn't matter.
Did you try eating a whole one one day and just eating a slice per hour another day? Maybe 1/2 a slice every half hour on a third day? For science! 14 -
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This is a good article with links to published science. Basically, small meals cause small metabolic boosts and big meals cause big metabolic boosts but it all averages out over the course of the day in terms of calories burned so that meal timing doesn't matter.
NO NO NO. Frequency of meals does not impact metabolism in the slightest.0 -
Lies. My big pepperoni pizza did not boost my metabolism. I gained two pounds.This is a good article with links to published science. Basically, small meals cause small metabolic boosts and big meals cause big metabolic boosts but it all averages out over the course of the day in terms of calories burned so that meal timing doesn't matter.
FYI, sodium.3 -
This is a good article with links to published science. Basically, small meals cause small metabolic boosts and big meals cause big metabolic boosts but it all averages out over the course of the day in terms of calories burned so that meal timing doesn't matter.
It was a pretty good article, though really the summary of The bottom line is that there are many variables involved, including psychological ones, and clinical evidence shows that both more or fewer meals per day are effective for weight loss, and have no inherent drawbacks or advantages in terms of metabolic rate and appetite control. is a little less misleading than talking about the boost in general.0 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »This is a good article with links to published science. Basically, small meals cause small metabolic boosts and big meals cause big metabolic boosts but it all averages out over the course of the day in terms of calories burned so that meal timing doesn't matter.
NO NO NO. Frequency of meals does not impact metabolism in the slightest.
I agree. That's what I said and that's what the article said. There's no advantage to small frequent meals over larger less frequent meals. Taking the same overall calories for the day, it doesn't matter if you eat one large meal in 24 hours or 17 small meals in 24 hours, you'll have the same overall metabolic calorie usage (boost) from those meals so there's no metabolic advantage to eating small frequent meals. One big meal a day or a bunch of little little meals add up to the same overall metabolic result so meal timing and size are up to individual preferences.
From the article:Well, in an extensive review of literature, scientists at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research looked at scores of studies comparing the thermic effect of food in a wide variety of eating patterns, ranging from 1-17 meals per day.In terms of 24-hour energy expenditure, they found no difference between nibbling and gorging. Small meals caused small, short metabolic boosts, and large meals caused larger, longer boosts, and by the end of each day, they balanced out in terms of total calories burned.
We can also look to a weight loss study conducted by the University of Ontario, which split into two dietary groups: 3 meals per day and 3 meals plus 3 snacks per day, with both in a caloric restriction for weight loss. After 8 weeks, 16 participants completed the study and researchers found no significant difference in average weight loss, fat loss, and muscle loss.
So, while increasing meal frequency can make dieting more enjoyable for some, it doesn’t help us burn more energy and thus lose more fat.1 -
Is it true that if you dont eat every 3-4 hours your metabolism slows down? I read it in many articles and blogs about weight loss and im curious if is it true. Thanks
Yes, but it probably doesn't mean what you think it means. A lot of people think of metabolism in terms of how many calories they burn. Metabolism is actually the whole process in which food is converted into usable energy. When you eat, there are all kinds of body functions that kick in to break down the food and send energy throughout the body. But these body functions don't work for free. They all require energy. So after you eat your metabolism speeds up. After a few hours all of the easily digested stuff is taken care of. The rest is still providing energy nutrients, but at a slower pace. Your metabolism slows down because there is less to do until you eat again. So, yes, the articles are right that if you eat often you will keep your metabolism going at a higher rate. That doesn't mean you burn more calories.
But the increase of metabolism from eating is fairly insignificant. The best way to increase your metabolism is through exercise. You can actually judge how fast your metabolism is going based on how out of breath you are. Eating a meal isn't going to cause you to gasp for air. But running up hill might. Which activity do you think increases your metabolism the most?1 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
Lies. My big pepperoni pizza did not boost my metabolism. I gained two pounds.This is a good article with links to published science. Basically, small meals cause small metabolic boosts and big meals cause big metabolic boosts but it all averages out over the course of the day in terms of calories burned so that meal timing doesn't matter.
FYI, sodium.
Yeah sodium, definitely not the 2# of pepperoni pizza.
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Not in the way that many "broscience" people state it does. TEF is a given regardless of how many times you eat in a day.
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Someone didn't tell my body because i lost 80lbs never eating before 1pm0
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Personally if I start eating early, I'm hungry all damn day and THAT is no match for any fabled metabolic advantage eating more often may have lol1
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Nonsense0
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