date:Jan 17, 2019
Only until relatively recently in human evolution have we eaten three meals plus snacks every day.
Breakfast simply didnt exist for large parts of history. The Romans, for example, didnt eat it usually consuming only one meal around midday breakfast was actively frowned upon.
Regular working hours following the industrial revolution brought structure to mealtimes to sustain labourers. And by the late 18th century the pattern of eating three meals a day in towns and cities emerged.
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