Frosty
06-05-2009, 03:12 PM
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/30/5/712
I thought this was interesting. There seems to be quite a lot of support for at LEAST 5 meals per day for staying leaner, but this article seems to support even higher frequency being beneficial. On page 3 of the PDF file you can see a graph showing meal frequency and adiposity. For men it seems to suggest benefits of 6-8 meals. The pieces of data that don't really fit the trend, like the 1 meal per day and the 8 meals per day, may be indicative of a small sample group because not many were at these frequencies. However you notice a general trend downward from 6-8 meals per day.
I know Palumbo advocates 7-8 meals a day when gaining, and this seems to support this level of frequency in keeping you lean while trying to gain weight. This seems to support the idea that to gain weight it might be better to add a meal or two instead of eating more at each meal to support lean gains.
I thought this was interesting. There seems to be quite a lot of support for at LEAST 5 meals per day for staying leaner, but this article seems to support even higher frequency being beneficial. On page 3 of the PDF file you can see a graph showing meal frequency and adiposity. For men it seems to suggest benefits of 6-8 meals. The pieces of data that don't really fit the trend, like the 1 meal per day and the 8 meals per day, may be indicative of a small sample group because not many were at these frequencies. However you notice a general trend downward from 6-8 meals per day.
I know Palumbo advocates 7-8 meals a day when gaining, and this seems to support this level of frequency in keeping you lean while trying to gain weight. This seems to support the idea that to gain weight it might be better to add a meal or two instead of eating more at each meal to support lean gains.