A Critique of the ISSN Position Stand on Meal Frequency

April 4, 2011

When International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) released their position stand on the topic of meal frequency, two things stood out to me.
First of all, a number of questionable conclusions are made in the abstract. With my last article in mind, the claim that “…increasing meal frequency during periods of hypoenergetic dieting may preserve lean body mass in athletic populations” seems a bit presumptuous, wouldn’t you say? An inquiring mind would like to know what conclusive data these gentlemen are sitting on.
Furthermore, given yesteryear’s study on meal frequency and appetite control, the claim that “Increasing meal frequency appears to help decrease hunger and improve appetite control” is also rather interesting.
I could go on and on and give you numerous examples to counter some of the statements made in the abstract. But that is not the role I’m going to play today.
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