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For example, the pets that ate once showed higher levels of 3 key hormones that regulate appetite, indicating that they were satisfied. In addition, the cats who ate once had a more noticeable increase in the amount of amino acids in their blood, hence more important proteins were available to them.
There is another fact that proves the benefit of single meals – the diet of wild cats. They hunt, eat their prey and then starve until the next successful catch.