Frequency of Feeding, Weight Reduction, and Body Composition1
Journal of the American Dietetic AssociationPublished 1 November 1971
Charlotte M. Young, Sonia S. Scanlan, CELIA MOODIE TOPPING, V Simko, Leo Lutwak
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Abstract
Do more frequent, small meals really result in greater success in weight reduction, as some studies have indicated? These authors report a study with college men fed six, three, and one meal(s) a day during successive periods for comparisons of the effect on * weight loss; body composition; and nitrogen, sodium, and potassium balances.
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