It’s not strange. Someone must have
heard that before…. Do step back for a moment and think about what this
statement means:
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What does 'metabolism' mean?
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Why should you try to 'boost' it?
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Why would eating often supposedly help?
What is simply 'Metabolism'
Metabolism defines entire chemical actions and processes that go on continuously inside your body to keep you alive and your organs functioning normally, such as breathing, repairing cells and digestion of food. Body size, age, gender and genes all play a role in the speed of your metabolism.
Muscle cells
require more energy to maintain than fat cells, so people with more muscle than
fat tend to have a faster metabolism.
Why would you want to 'step up or boost' your metabolism?
Your body's metabolic processes require energy. One such process is digesting food - which itself requires energy.
So the thinking
here is that a higher metabolic rate is good for weight loss as your body uses
more energy to run itself, thus burning more of those calories that you
consume.
How would eating more often increase metabolic rate?
Digestion requires calories. So eat more often to burn more. Sounds too good to be true? Let's go through it.
Digestion does
raise your metabolism a little, so
eating less food more often should keep your metabolism elevated.
In theory and
also in practice
In practice,
evidence shows that eating 3 times a day versus eating 6 times a day makes no
difference for fat-loss. Moreover, some studies suggest that having
smaller meals more often makes it harder to feel full, potentially leading to
increased food intake. This will have the opposite effect - you eat more!
The Factual Truth
Meal frequency has less effect than the total calorie content of
the food consumed.
Eating six times a
day does not seem to increase the overall rate more than simply eating three
times a day.
Yes, having many
small meals can have benefits by:
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helping you make healthier choices;
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avoid overeating; and
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helping stabilize blood sugar throughout the day.
If such a meal
frequency works for your lifestyle then it can be useful, but it
alone will not cause weight loss or prevent weight gain.
What you eat
and how much has a much bigger impact on your waistline.
Think in terms of food quality and quantity,
not the clock!
Source: Various inputs
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