How many people eat five meals a day?

People eat varied amounts of meals per day throughout the world. Some diets include four to five meals a day, while others may only include one or two meals, according to Women's Health.

In terms of weight loss, the amount of meals is not as important as the amount of calories that add up from all the meals that are eaten in a day. Whether a person eats twice a day, or ten times a day, the daily calorie intake can potentially be the same. While some weight loss plans promote that adding smaller meals helps increase the body's metabolism, scientifically this has not been proven; evidence actually shows that the amount of meals in a day does not matter, explains WebMD.