Metabolic thermostat, or in short, metastat eating plan builds on the principle of eating less food more often. The obvious benefit of this plan is that you will never feel deprived, even though you are eating a smaller amount at each sitting. Just remember the formula 3 + 4.
The number 3 represents three light meals and 4 represents four healthy snacks a day. They are to be spread between two to three hours from morning till night. With that, you will be enjoying not three, but seven meals and snacks everyday! Bid goodbye with the hunger pangs forever.
Studies have shown that people following this type of 'minimeal' eating plan showed measurable improvement in many key health markers. The following points below are few examples of the results shown.
Blood cholesterol levels dropped by 15%
Cortisol levels fell by more than 17%. (Cortisol is a fat storing hormone that the body churns out when your are under stress)
Insulin levels dropped by almost 28%
The third point, whereby the positive impact on the insulin level is one of the most important result to take note of. This impact suggests that blood sugar level in the body remained rather constant. It simply means that small but frequent meals assist in preventing blood sugar fluctuations that is responsible for overeating and fat storage. From dieter's point of view, it is definitely an eye opener.
As a matter of fact, this type of eating plan is in co-relation with Calorie Shifting because meal size and consumption rate play a vital role in metabolism and fat burning. In other words, it actually increases metabolism and reduce your urge to overeat, particularly at night.