Myth 1: You need to eat 5 to 6 times a day.
This myth states that you get your metabolism going by eating 5 to 6 times a day.
However, according to t multiple studies eating more than three meals does not speed up the metabolism. On the contrary, it doesn’t matter to the metabolism how many times a day you eat.
You burn precisely the same amount of calories eating 2 or 3 times a day as you eat 5 or 6 times a day (source).
Besides, more than four meals a day can reduce insulin sensitivity, leading to a faster weight gain (source).
