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Why Do We Eat Three Meals a Day?

November 6, 2026 · 13 min

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The concept of eating three square meals a day only goes back about 150 years. Learn how technology, marketing, and other factors have shifted our meals and mealtimes in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/biological-reason-to-eat-three-meals-day.htm

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