# Is eating two or three big meals in day hard on your body? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853 "2016-08-14T23:13:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![AFullYear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@AFullYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AFullYear)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853/81 "2016-08-22T12:59:31Z")
So we can only make changes to our posts within 5 minutes? What a silly rule: I’ve heard body builders, athletes, and professionals refer to that as a myth. 1. Any difference would be insignificant. 2. Exercise is far more important than meal frequency concerning metabolism. 3. Eating healthy is far more important than meal frequency - period! 4. Eating too frequently could result in poorer diet if not careful. I.e. Planning 6 meals per day could be a logistical nightmare for some. In fact, many believe the exact opposite is true. 1 meal a day or even fasting a day or so is believed to have some benefits by some. The “Warrior Diet” is a name I hear this given. Personally I find dental hygiene and eating healthy much easier when eating 1-2 meals a day. - As a bonus you can actually eat until you are satisfied and still eat the appropriate amount of calories. I try to live an active lifestyle when possible (Requiring a fair share of calories,) so 1 meal a a day feels like too much food at 1 time for me. I try to eat at least twice per day. I’ve considered creating a diet plan off of some of my unusual health habits one of these days. - In dieting I’ve found its easy to get “information paralysis.” For example I decided it would good to try out something along the lines of being a vegetarian based on the health benefits. But then wait a second, the “Paleo Diet” insists that meat is absolutely necessary! If there’s an undisputed “best way” I haven’t heard about it yet. - I think almost everyone can agree to avoid processed foods and eat as many natural veggies as possible. On that note, I had my first garden this year. - Everything wanted to eat my Okra and it’s leaves. - Tomatoes practically took care of them selves. (Watered on occasion if, it didn’t rain for a few days) ---
**Author:** ![sweat209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853/82 "2016-08-23T01:54:36Z")
> [@AFullYear](#): > > So we can only make changes to our posts within 5 minutes? What a silly rule: > > I’ve heard body builders, athletes, and professionals refer to that as a myth. > > 1. Any difference would be insignificant. > 2. Exercise is far more important than meal frequency concerning metabolism. > 3. Eating healthy is far more important than meal frequency - period! > 4. Eating too frequently could result in poorer diet if not careful. I.e. Planning 6 meals per day could be a logistical nightmare for some. > > In fact, many believe the exact opposite is true. 1 meal a day or even fasting a day or so is believed to have some benefits by some. The “Warrior Diet” is a name I hear this given. The 6 meals a day probably mean eat two or three meals and the other three meals snacking on fruit and vegetables. 7:00AM - Morning breakfast eggs and toast 10:00AM-snacking being fruit and vegetables. 1:00PM- Lunch Soup and sandwich 4:00PM -snacking being fruit and vegetables. 6"00PM- Dinner 9:00 PM- before bed cereal. Here is your 6 meal a day. Where people will eat two or three big meals and little fruit and vegetables!! And snacking on candy not fruit and vegetables! A human male body needs 2,000 caries a day so it does not better how you break that 2,000 caries in day down 2,3,4 or 6 meals. A bodybuilder, athletes, and people always on the go not sitting around will need more than 2,000 caries a day. > [@](#): > > That it’s not English, or at least not English as we’re used to seeing it, is what is wrong with your English; mind you, I have similar problems with some people for whom English is supposed to be a native language but who mix it a lot with another one and do not realize it. Strange grammar (does your native language not have definite and indefinite articles?), confusion between words which are not normally confused (“meat” instead of “meet”). For example, let me try to rephrase your last post: I think my question was not clear and confusing the reader.:eek::eek: Where the reader is confused is the OP asking why he has this medical symptom or the science behind the symptom. And than asking why some people can sit longer probably confused the reader of what the hell is OP question. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853/83 "2016-08-24T12:58:06Z")
> [@sweat209](#): > > A human male body needs 2,000 caries a day so it does not better how you break that 2,000 caries in day down 2,3,4 or 6 meals. That’s more caries than teeth we have… (calories. You meant calories). ---
**Author:** ![sweat209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853/84 "2016-08-24T21:41:29Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > No offense but that is some pretty damn weak clickbait. The first looked at a total 26 individuals and found, shockingly, that they were physically tired out after standing all day. Experts agreed that _changing positions_ is a good thing. As stating that study “doesn’t prove that a job that requires prolonged standing will harm your health.” It actually does not even provide any data that suggests it. The reasonable conclusion is made: “Basically, the body does not like to have the same posture or load placed on it continuously, so change is always good.” Which yes applies to standing and sitting both. > > No doubt standing still 10 hours a workday would not be ideal. Probably better than sitting still those 10 hours but the best is actually moving some. Pretty sure that the people who worry about the impact of desk jobs are not asking to be able to stand still 10 hours a day. I don’t think there is any medical advice or scientific studies saying you can only stand for 3 or 4 hours and no more. I know there are medical advice and scientific studies on sitting and the normal recommended is get up every hour or two. By law all work places must give you a 15 minute break every 2 hours. > [@Nava](#): > > That it’s not English, or at least not English as we’re used to seeing it, is what is wrong with your English; mind you, I have similar problems with some people for whom English is supposed to be a native language but who mix it a lot with another one and do not realize it. Strange grammar (does your native language not have definite and indefinite articles?), confusion between words which are not normally confused (“meat” instead of “meet”). For example, let me try to rephrase your last post: > > What is wrong with my English that people cannot understand what I’m saying and my questions are not clear? > > I know there have been a number of other threads where people were having trouble understanding my posts. > > Is it a problem with my vocabulary, run on sentences, sentence fragments, something else? > > If it is run on sentences and sentence fragments I can work on that. > If we knew what other language(s) may be influencing your writing, anybody here who happens to be familiar with people of a similar background may be able to help you better. Lat time I was tested 10 years ago my writing, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, reading was at 4 grader level. ---
**Author:** ![sweat209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853/85 "2016-09-19T02:10:38Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > That’s more caries than teeth we have… (calories. You meant calories). Sorry for the spelling it is calories not caries. The National Health Service (NHS) is saying average male adult needs approximately 2,500 calories per day. > [@](#): > > According to the National Health Service (NHS), **UK, the average male adult needs approximately 2,500 calories per day** to keep his weight constant, while the average adult female needs 2,000. **US authorities recommend 2,700 calories per day for men** and 2,200 for women.Jan 11, 2016 It does not matter how you break down two big means or 4 small meals it is 2,500 calories per day you need. Smaller meals may be easier on your stomach and less likely you will over eat. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853/86 "2016-09-19T03:29:56Z")
I’ve been getting along fine for years now on only one meal a day (evening-time) sometimes moderated by a very small lunch-time snack. (A bagel, or an ounce of cheese, or the like.) Everybody I know tells me I’m doing horrible things to myself, but I have no perception of anything wrong. I drink de-caf, unsweetened tea all day, which helps with a feeling of fullness. So long as I don’t feel hungry…and actually get the calories and nutrition I need…where’s the harm? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eating-two-or-three-big-meals-in-day-hard-on-your-body/762853.md?page=4)