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Although it might make sense to do some research about all this snacking all the time. It seems that while in the 50ies people ate 2-3 times a day nowadays its

by jeena 6y ago

Although it might make sense to do some research about all this snacking all the time. It seems that while in the 50ies people ate 2-3 times a day nowadays its more like 6-8 times a day and we have a huge epidemic of obesity and diabetes. 4 hours without food seems very short, it only would be a problem if the main food source would be fast carbs which let the blood sugar drop very quickly afterwards.

Kluny 6y ago
I'm 5'7" and 130lbs (so not fat) and I definitely can't go four hours between meals. I get very angry.
- felipemnoa 6y ago
  >> I get very angry Freudian slip?
  - em-bee 6y ago
    being hungry can make you grumpy
  - Izkata 6y ago
    This is a phenomena common enough to have its own word: hangry https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hangry https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hangry ..and I just learned the word is over a century old, it's definitely not new slang.
o-__-o 6y ago
You should eat 6-8 times a day but smaller meals to prevent obesity. You should also avoid carbs in a majority of your meals and added sugars in all meals. Stick to healthy fats and the obesity problem reduces to none. Obesity comes from ultimately consuming more calories than calories exerted. Your body learns (maybe this is the wrong word) to store fats when there are long periods of time without eating
- jeena 6y ago
  I strongly disagree with the 6-8 times, my strategy is one meal a day and it seems to work much better for me. I strongly agree with the avoiding carbs and sticking to healthy fats and that it reduces the obesity problem to none. I definitely agree that obesity comes from consuming more calories that exerting. I strongly disagree that fat gets stored when you don't eat for a longer time. The exact opposite is the case, nothing can be stored when you don't eat. When you rise blood sugar the body releases insulin which is the fat storage hormone. So the less often you do it the less fat gets stored.

by jeena 6y ago

Kluny 6y ago

I'm 5'7" and 130lbs (so not fat) and I definitely can't go four hours between meals. I get very angry.

felipemnoa 6y ago
>> I get very angry Freudian slip?
- em-bee 6y ago
  being hungry can make you grumpy
- Izkata 6y ago
  This is a phenomena common enough to have its own word: hangry https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hangry https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hangry ..and I just learned the word is over a century old, it's definitely not new slang.

o-__-o 6y ago

You should eat 6-8 times a day but smaller meals to prevent obesity. You should also avoid carbs in a majority of your meals and added sugars in all meals. Stick to healthy fats and the obesity problem reduces to none. Obesity comes from ultimately consuming more calories than calories exerted. Your body learns (maybe this is the wrong word) to store fats when there are long periods of time without eating

jeena 6y ago
I strongly disagree with the 6-8 times, my strategy is one meal a day and it seems to work much better for me. I strongly agree with the avoiding carbs and sticking to healthy fats and that it reduces the obesity problem to none. I definitely agree that obesity comes from consuming more calories that exerting. I strongly disagree that fat gets stored when you don't eat for a longer time. The exact opposite is the case, nothing can be stored when you don't eat. When you rise blood sugar the body releases insulin which is the fat storage hormone. So the less often you do it the less fat gets stored.