Another argument for increased meal frequency is that it will prevent your body from going into starvation mode, holding onto every single calorie you consume and causing weight gain. While starvation mode is a real thing, you are unlikely to go into starvation mode in a mere 4-6 hours between meals; true starvation mode only begins if you are in a major calorie deficit.

However, some people who have a natural inclination (a bad habit) of going way too long without eating, find that the benefits of eating small meals every 2 hours help reverse this habit of forgetting to eat.