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People who eat fewer meals often have other bad habits like smoking or not exercising — so it’s not the meal count that causes belly fat, it’s those other habits.

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A high eating frequency is associated with an overall healthy lifestyle in middle-aged men and women and reduced likelihood of general and central obesity in men

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2010 Oct

People who eat fewer meals a day are more likely to smoke, drink more alcohol, and not exercise—and they also tend to have more belly fat. This study found those connections, so it supports the idea that eating less often goes hand-in-hand with unhealthy habits and more belly fat.

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