Snacking Not the Answer
Eating smaller meals does not help shed kilos any faster, according to research that debunks a popular
dieting myth.
Dieticians have tested the theory that splitting meals into 5 or 6 snacks speeds up fat burning.
In a study of 180 obese people they found no weight loss advantage from such a diet.
''there seems to be little benefit to changing how often or how regularly you eat'' said researcher Michelle
Palmer of University of Newcastle
Ms Palmer says this should end the debate on snacking and focus Australians back on keeping dieting simple.
Comment From Online Personal Trainer Dean Piazza :
This is interesting article and research as most people were led to believe you needed to eat less but more often in order to speed up your metabolism but what was happening for most people that were overweight was they were eating more often but couldnt control the small portions and so ended up consuming alot more calories than if they were to just eat 3 meals a day.
The best advice i can give from training my clients and seeing people get good results is eating a good size healthy breakfast and lunch and making sure you reduce the size of dinner as this is where your body stores fat alot more easily .
Also try to eat a protein based dinner and eat your carbohydrate based meals for breakfast and lunch.
Snacks are fine but just light food such as fruit, handful of nuts, low fat yoghurt, smoothie.
Its all about being sensible and if you are not hungry - dont eat !
PS you also need to know the diffference between boredom and hunger !
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