The3+3 Meal Pattern.

Sanjay Kalra, Leepica Kapoor, Nitin Kapoor

Journal: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2025;75(11):1817-1818

PMID: 41418131

Abstract

This communication reviews the 3 + 3 meal pattern, a pillar of conventional nutritional therapy. It describes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of this type of therapy, and lists indications for its promotion. These can be classified as diagnosis based, disease based, treatment based, temperament based, and responsibilitybased indications. The authors call for renewed focus on this mode of medical nutrition management.

Address: Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.; Department of Dietetics, Naruvi Hospitals, Vellore, India.; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, and Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia.

DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.25-92

MeSH Terms: Humans, Meals, Feeding Behavior, Nutrition Therapy