Smaller Meals Won't Help You Lose Weight

It's a diet staple. Every dietitian, fitness specialist, etc. has praised the merits of eating 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals if you're trying to lose weight.
Well it looks like that advice is worthless.

A new study conducted at the University of Newcastle split a group of dieters into two. One group ate three times a day while the other added in three extra snacks to speed up fat burning but boosting metabolism.

Unfortunately, the group eating the extra snacks did not lose weight.

"We found it's not when you eat that matters, but what and how much you eat," said Dietician Michelle Palmer at the university. She added that dieters should be more focused on what they eat and not spend their time inventing creative eating plans.

Wow, and I was really enjoying my mid-afternoon cottage cheese.