2 large meals (and intermittent fasting) vs. 6 small meals- Studies confirm

Intermittent Fasting vs. Eating every 2 hours

Over and Over I hear people say that eating 6 small meals a day is the best diet for revving up your metabolism and burning fat. So I dug out this study for my Insulin Resistance and Diabetic population (and anyone else). This study took 54 diabetic people and half of them ate 2 large meals a day with intermittent fasting the rest of the day. The other half ate the same amount of calories split into 6 small meals throughout the day. Both groups participated for the 12 week long duration. The results were confirmed that the individuals that ate the 2 large meals a day lost the most weight, had the lowest blood glucose, burned the most liver fat, and increased their insulin sensitivity.

Interestingly in the context of how insulin works, this makes total sense. Insulin is the storage hormone and when insulin is high we are storing more, and when inulin is low then we burning more energy and storing less. Intermittent Fasting allows for the blood glucose to drop to a lower range which also lowers insulin down as well. This signals the body to up regulate glucagon, which begins the fat burning process. So whether your a diabetic or not, minimizing your insulin is the major key in creating fat loss. Lipolysis (fat burning) is inhibited (prevented) by insulin, point blank…. So if we are eating 6 small meals a day and constantly spiking insulin, when are we allowing our insulin to go low so that lipolysis can turn on and burn fat? By spreading out our meals and practicing I.F. than we allow that insulin to fall and our working our fat burning muscle. Cause we both know which one of these diets will make you a fat burner! Comment below! Are you a fat burner or sugar burner?

Thanks for reading everyone! Have a great day!

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