Introduction of Meals a Day
In most cases, many beginners often get confused with meal frequency when they are on their initial days of acquiring healthy lifestyle or eating pattern. So, today through this article I'll be clearing your every possible doubts or confusion regarding the concerned matter i.e. meal frequency.So, without much delay let's get started!!
How many meals a day?
Now, most of the people believe that 6-7 meals a day is ideal for a healthy lifestyle but this is absolutely not applicable to everyone. In fact, 6-7 meals a day concept is applicable and appropriate to some of the special cases and that special cases would be discussed further in this article.So, don't skip anything if you really want to know the actual concept of meal frequency and ideal healthy eating pattern.
See, in most of the research studies and meta-analysis, it is clearly mentioned that the quality and the quantity of food is what matters the most. For example, if you are an individual whose aim is to lose weight and suppose you are only required to consume 2000 calories/day.
No matter if you divide your total calorie intake into 6 meals or 2-3 meals, you will achieve the same exact results as long as you aren't exceeding your required calories intake.
Likewise, if you are aiming to lose weight and don't have portion control then you cannot achieve your weight loss goal no matter what.
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It is not necessary to consume 6-7 meals a day for most of the general public.
If your lifestyle permits only 2-3 meals a day then go for it. Do not make your eating pattern too much complicated. Always remember, not only food or eating pattern should be healthy but also it should be convenient to your lifestyle and most importantly, you must enjoy your food while having it.
In the Journal of nutrition review 2015, 3 researchers have done clear meta-analysis in which they found that increasing meal frequency or eating 6-7 times a day doesn't show any significant change to our body composition, and hence it is not applicable to every as long as you meet your daily intake. So, consume food with your ease of convenience.
But however, there are some special cases where eating 6-7 meals a day is advisable.
Well, as of now we are absolutely clear that eating 6-7 meals a day isn't applicable to everyone. However, there are some special categories of people where they need to divide their meals into 6-7 times a day like advanced athletes who are indulge in phenomenal physical activities, peoples like this are required to consume an extremely higher amount of food and calories.
These athletes are indulge in extremely high-intensity training sessions and the amount of weight lifted by them is phenomenal. Thus, as a result they are required to consume higher amount of calories in order to meet their fitness goals which will further enhance their performance.
How many meals a day should you eat?
How frequently you should have meal is solely depends upon your individual ease of convenience.It is not necessary to consume 6-7 meals a day for most of the general public.
If your lifestyle permits only 2-3 meals a day then go for it. Do not make your eating pattern too much complicated. Always remember, not only food or eating pattern should be healthy but also it should be convenient to your lifestyle and most importantly, you must enjoy your food while having it.
In the Journal of nutrition review 2015, 3 researchers have done clear meta-analysis in which they found that increasing meal frequency or eating 6-7 times a day doesn't show any significant change to our body composition, and hence it is not applicable to every as long as you meet your daily intake. So, consume food with your ease of convenience.
But however, there are some special cases where eating 6-7 meals a day is advisable.
What are those special cases?
There are two major special cases:
- Advanced athletes
- Diabetes patients
Well, as of now we are absolutely clear that eating 6-7 meals a day isn't applicable to everyone. However, there are some special categories of people where they need to divide their meals into 6-7 times a day like advanced athletes who are indulge in phenomenal physical activities, peoples like this are required to consume an extremely higher amount of food and calories.
These athletes are indulge in extremely high-intensity training sessions and the amount of weight lifted by them is phenomenal. Thus, as a result they are required to consume higher amount of calories in order to meet their fitness goals which will further enhance their performance.
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For that reason, they can't consume huge amounts of calories in a single meal or two and actually it is not possible practically. Please keep in mind that these athletes consume too much calories which is not advisable for most of the 95% public in general as these normal people aren't indulge any kind of too much physical activity. Most of the general public do exercise in order to be healthy, fit and most importantly to be disease free. They don't have any specific sports goal and moreover they doesn't aim to increase performance phenomenally.
So, from now onwards if you happen to come across someone who promotes 6-7 meals a day then please refer them to this particular article which is loaded with real knowledge and hence no bullshit.
Thus, matter of fact is that you are required to get your focus more on the quality and quantity of the food that you are going to have instead of wasting too much extra time and energy on dividing your meals into multiple times a day.
Summary:- Consume your food as per your ease of convenience with the focus on the quality and quantity of your food. Eat what your lifestyle permits but at the same do not make your food choices wrong.
Now, the second special case people are those who are diabetic. They are required to consume meals most often and thus they can follow 6-7 meals a day concept. Most doctors suggest these people to consume their food into multiple times by dividing their food into smaller portions.
Well, they are required to eat their meals multiple times a day to balance their blood sugar level. If they don't do so, they might happen to see some serious problems happening to their body. If their blood sugar level spikes too much at a very short period of time then they might face some extremely serious problems. Thus, these people can follow 6-7 meals a day without much problem.
So, if you don't fall under above mentioned two special cases then please consume your food as per your ease of convenience. Always keep in mind that the quality and quantity of the food is what matters the most.
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For that reason, they can't consume huge amounts of calories in a single meal or two and actually it is not possible practically. Please keep in mind that these athletes consume too much calories which is not advisable for most of the 95% public in general as these normal people aren't indulge any kind of too much physical activity. Most of the general public do exercise in order to be healthy, fit and most importantly to be disease free. They don't have any specific sports goal and moreover they doesn't aim to increase performance phenomenally.
So, from now onwards if you happen to come across someone who promotes 6-7 meals a day then please refer them to this particular article which is loaded with real knowledge and hence no bullshit.
Thus, matter of fact is that you are required to get your focus more on the quality and quantity of the food that you are going to have instead of wasting too much extra time and energy on dividing your meals into multiple times a day.
Summary:- Consume your food as per your ease of convenience with the focus on the quality and quantity of your food. Eat what your lifestyle permits but at the same do not make your food choices wrong.
Now, the second special case people are those who are diabetic. They are required to consume meals most often and thus they can follow 6-7 meals a day concept. Most doctors suggest these people to consume their food into multiple times by dividing their food into smaller portions.
Why diabetes patients are required to eat most often?
Well, they are required to eat their meals multiple times a day to balance their blood sugar level. If they don't do so, they might happen to see some serious problems happening to their body. If their blood sugar level spikes too much at a very short period of time then they might face some extremely serious problems. Thus, these people can follow 6-7 meals a day without much problem.
So, if you don't fall under above mentioned two special cases then please consume your food as per your ease of convenience. Always keep in mind that the quality and quantity of the food is what matters the most.
Let's summarize quickly what we learned today?
- We have learned about the real concept of meal frequency.
- We have solved the question i.e. "How many meals a day"?
- We have learned about the "why" behind the famous 6-7 meals a day concept.
- We have learned about why athletes and diabetic are advised to consume their meals most often.
What are you capable of, after reading this article?
Well you are capable of many things and they are as follows:
- 💥 You can never be misguided by anyone.
- 💥 You can take strong decisions in concern with your eating pattern as per your ease of convenience.
- 💥You can help others if someone is confused with the meal frequency with proper real knowledge.
- 💥 You can get your utmost focus on the quality and quantity of your food instead of worrying too much about the meal frequency.
- 💥You can lead your life in a more efficient manner in case if you were confused about the different eating patterns that are famous across the globe.
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