It’s called various things. The Stone Age Diet. The Paleo or Caveman Diet. The Bird’s diet.

Whatever you call it, “grazing” is certainly one of the newest and most popular diets. It’s pretty simple; instead of eating three square (and comparatively large) meals a day, you eat six (or more) small meals every couple of hours throughout the day.

How does it work? Apparently, eating small amounts of healthy food at regular intervals suppresses cravings, stablisies blood sugar and insulin levels, and prevents the urge to overeat when a large meal is put in front of you after several hours of having eaten nothing.

The typical three-meals-a-day routine is really a social construct; brekfast, lunch and dinner revolve around a typical 9-5 working day, and many people eat 3 square meals a day because it is simply convenient.

So if the diet you’re on isn’t helping you lose those last 10 pounds (and you’re already eating healthily and exercising regularly), maybe a trip back to the Stone Age is just what you need…