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3 meals a day VS little and often - The Big IF Dailies

ZOE Science & Nutrition

ZOE

Nutrition, Science, Health & Fitness, Education

4.65.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Can you make it from lunch to dinner without a snack? Tradition tells us that three meals a day is the right way to eat, but times have changed, and many of us now choose to eat little and often. The debate continues as to which is better.  Today, we discuss new data that could settle this once and for all. In this daily episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan is joined by Dr Sarah Berry to answer the question: should we eat little and often or 3 meals a day? This episode is part of a limited series to celebrate the launch of The Big IF Study: The world’s biggest clinical study to discover how intermittent fasting affects our mood, energy and hunger levels.  Want to know if intermittent fasting can work for you?  Take part in the Big IF Study for FREE: joinzoe.com/thebigif Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions.

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0:00.0

In the red corner, we have the grazers powered by an arsenal of snacks.

0:08.6

In the blue corner, the breakfast lunch and dinner team waiting patiently for their

0:13.5

next fix.

0:15.0

The argument should we eat little and often or stick to three square meals a day.

0:21.0

It's a popular debate.

0:22.5

You've probably heard convincing arguments on both sides.

0:25.8

So who is right and who is wrong?

0:28.4

The good news is, the latest science says there's one clear answer.

0:34.2

This is Zoe, Science and Nutrition.

0:35.8

I'm Jonathan Wolf, back today with top nutritional scientists Sarah Berry to settle this once and

0:40.6

for all.

0:41.7

What is healthier?

0:42.7

Little and often or three meals a day.

0:46.5

This episode is part of a limited series to celebrate the launch of the Big If study.

0:51.3

The world's biggest clinical study to discover how intermittent fasting really affects us.

0:56.9

By inviting our amazing community of citizen scientists to take part in this experiment,

1:01.6

we hope to understand where the intermittent fasting really can improve how we feel,

1:06.3

from our hunger levels to our mood and energy.

1:09.2

To take part for free and discover if intermittent fasting can work for you, simply go to joinzoe.com

1:15.9

slash the Big If.

1:18.3

That's THE, B-I-G-I-F, or via the link in the show notes.

1:27.9

Sarah Berry has a firm handle on this debate because she spent the last five years working

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