Is skipping a meal a good way to diet and lose weight?

The research shows that if you skip meals you are more likely to be overweight. This appears to be especially true for those who skip breakfast.

With skipped meals there is a slowing of your body’s metabolism. The theory is that this is to preserve the stored calories through slowing the need for them. There is also good evidence that if you skip a meal you are likely to eat more at the next one, or worse, to snack (usually on whatever is handy).

Eat three regular meals a day, and if you are working at losing weight, eat smaller portions.