Is their truth in this?

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  • paxbfl
    paxbfl Posts: 391 Member

    The latest research, performed under conditions that more closely resemble a real-world scenario, shows the opposite result. In this study, three high-protein meals lead to greater fullness and appetite control when compared to six high-protein meals. You can read my summary of the study here: Three Meals Superior for Appetite Control.

    Who conducted this study? This contradicts other studies.

    Another cycle is created when you lose control of your blood sugar: hunger for more big meals. The first time you have an especially large meal, your insulin response can bring down your glucose levels so low that you want to eat more because your body thinks it's starving. This effect is exaggerated as you get older, according to a group of Tufts University researchers in the "Journal of Gerontology." In their experiment, older people who ate large meals of between 2,000 and 4,000 calories had more extreme blood sugar responses, and it took longer for their blood sugar to return to normal. Moreover, their poor blood sugar control impaired their ability to control their food intake.

    Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/484919-big-meal-effect-on-glucose-level/#ixzz2cd66Hd4c

    On some days they were given the entire 674.8 calories at once, on other days they got a quarter of the calories (168.7, if you've forgotten your long division) once every hour for four hours.

    The researchers found that the men who had the four mini-breakfasts were less hungry at lunchtime. This was corroborated by changes in two food-related hormones in the men, and , that are consistent with decreased appetite.

    -online edition of the journal Physiology & Behavior.

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