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Eating the Same Meals Daily May Lead to More Weight Loss
Adults in a 12-week program who repeated meals and kept calorie intake stable lost 5.9% body weight on average, outperforming those with varied diets, researchers found.
- On Thursday, Drexel University researchers published a study in Health Psychology finding that routine eating habits—repeating meals and maintaining steady calorie intake—lead to greater weight loss among program participants.
- Lead author and health psychologist Charlotte Hagerman said, "Creating routines around eating may reduce that burden," referring to the constant effort required to maintain healthy diet choices in today's food environment.
- Participants with highly repetitive diets lost an average of 5.9% of their body weight over 12 weeks, compared to 4.3% for those with varied diets; for every 100-calorie fluctuation, weight loss decreased by about 0.6%.
- Hagerman suggested thinking of the strategy as a "capsule wardrobe" for the kitchen, where having 3 to 5 reliable go-to meals reduces daily decision burden while allowing nutritional variety across the week.
- Researchers caution that the study shows a correlation, not cause and effect; experts note that diverse diets remain essential for long-term health, suggesting a "middle ground" between consistency and nutritional variety.
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Maintaining a constant dietary routine can favor weight loss.This was indicated by a study by Drexel University in the United States, which analyzed the impact of repeating meals throughout the week.The research noted that consistency in diet influences more than the variety in people looking to lose weight.The results were published in the journal Health Psychology of the American Psychology Association.Less caloric variation, more resultsThe s…
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