Burn the Most Fat by Eating More Often

Although it might seem counterintuitive at first glance, research indicates that smaller meals eaten more frequently is one of the best ways to burn the most fat while building and maintaining muscle. For long, the most recognized method to burn the most fat was by eating three meals a day, with some people eating two or fewer meals each day.

However, if you are trying to build muscle and burn the most fat, the truth is that eating only three meals per day will have a negative impact on your results. This is because when there are long periods of 4 hours or more between meals, the body naturally slows down the fat burning metabolism in order to conserve energy. This is a basic survival mechanism used by the body to protect itself during times of starvation.

If you go for 4 hours or more with no food, your body will activate this natural survival mechanism; the body is simply not aware that there is plenty of food available in a fridge 10 feet away from you.

During these periods of "famine," your body will break down lean muscle tissue and burn less fat. Since muscle is metabolically active, it can actually burn calories by itself, and so losing muscle tissue can further slow down your metabolism. Clearly, if you plan to burn the most fat, this is counter-productive.

Long breaks between meals will increase hunger pangs, lower energy levels, and cause unstable blood sugar levels, apart from the decreased fat burning and increased muscle breakdown.

Keep your body's fat burning processes working effectively and efficiently and burn the most fat by eating smaller meals more frequently throughout the day. Plan to eat 5–7 small meals every day, every 2–3 hours.

This may seem like a lot at first, but you should keep at it; eventually, you will simply get used to it.

This does not mean that more calories should be consumed during the day. Plan your smaller, more frequent meals such that the total calories that you gained from your two or three big meals remains unchanged.

If you follow this approach, you will obviously burn the most fat; additionally, this is a much healthier approach. If you are eating only a two or three meals a day, the portions of food that you would consume in one meal is much larger than what you would consume in the smaller, frequent meals. Not only will this send your blood sugar levels over the top but also it is much harder on the body's digestive system to absorb so many nutrients at one time.

Smaller, more frequent meals will keep your blood sugar at a steady level (keeping blood sugar balanced is critical when trying to burn the most fat) and will be more easily digested by the body.
Burn The Most Fat By Eating MORE Often
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By Sean Nalewanyj
Published: 10/31/2009
 
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