FIT5 How-tos :: The Optimum Diet :: Digestion and metabolism :: Why you should eat less, but more often

The metabolism operates better if we eat smaller amounts, but more frequently. If 2 people consume the same amount of food, the one who will burn more calories is the person who eats more often but less food. If we take less exercise but eat the same amount, our body gains fat and we lose from our muscle weight, and for this reason the metabolism slows down.