The system effectively controlled participants' blood sugar for 27 hours, during which time they ate three high-carbohydrate meals and slept through the night at a hospital.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

They weren't eating all the time, their eating was confined to three meals a day, it was more likely to be a social event because the family was together, and the food had more--you had a better personal relationship with food.

他们不是一直在吃东西,他们会规律的遵守每日三餐,可能那时候吃饭更像是个社交活动,因为家庭成员们都聚在一起,而且食物也更多,人和食物之间的关系更和谐

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The study also says American children eat an average of three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, and the snacks account for almost one third of their daily calories.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09