The third myth is that eating frequently keeps blood glucose from becoming too low. But unless you have diabetes, your blood sugars are stable whether you eat six times a day or six times a month. People have fasted for prolonged periods without low blood sugar, the world record being 382 days.15 The human body has evolved mechanisms to deal with prolonged periods without food. The body instead burns fat for energy, and blood sugar levels remain in the normal range, even during prolonged fasting, due to gluconeogenesis.
