How Did 3 Meals a Day Become the Norm?
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Across most Western cultures, the standard of eating three meals a day—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—is not a practice rooted in ancient human biology but is a surprisingly modern social construct. From hunter-gatherers eating whenever food was available to Romans who considered multiple meals gluttonous, the regularity of eating three times a day is a story shaped by history, society, and economics.
