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Can anyone explain why 6 meals a day is recommended rather than 3 with 1 snack thrown in there?

so you body never goes into starvation mode and stores fats, instead the metabolism is constantly churning, burning both carbs and fats (usually only fat if you are on low-to-no carb diets) and using protein to preserve muscle.

Also, if you are trying to gain, eating 6 times a day can generally mean consuming more calories if you want to.