Question is meaningless as it stands
From: Lemon1
Subject: Nutrition
Date/Time 2006-11-26 14:01:23
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...but I assume that you mean: If I take the same amount of food/calories that I would normally eat in 3 meals, and reproportion it to I consume that number of calories in 5-6 meals, does it make a difference in my metabolism?
Calories are calories, my friend. If you consume more calories than you burn, you will get fat. The snacking/grazing theory proposes that by eating fewer, smaller meals, your blood sugar will stay more stable, and you will be less likely to overeat at your 'usual' main meals because you won't feel as deprived and you won't be as hungry when you sit down at the table. In other words, reportioning the calories you consume will help you consume fewer calories overall, because perceived satiation (the feeling that you've had enough to eat and don't want anymore) will come earlier in the meal, and last longer afterwards.And at this point a small snack will (in theory) help you regain the feeling of satiation with the consumption of a relatively small number of calories.
Some people assert that 'grazing' throughout the day tends to make you a 'sugar burner' instead of a 'fat burner'. Some people assert that grazing throughout the day helps you avoid dumping larger numbers of calories into your system at once, thus easing the glycemic/insulin load on your system, leading to better appetite and portion control.
Who's right? Who knows? Go with the theory that appeals to you, make sure that you are actually DOING what the theory's proponents recommend (ie, the Zone diet is actually a calorie restriction diet not a license to eat huge numbers of high protein calories) and see if it actually works for you.
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