What are the pros and cons of eating 3 meals and NO snacking or 6 small meals

and no snacking. Or 3 meals and a mid morning and night time snack. I see so many different opinions here I would like to see some of the pros and cons and the logic behind the method you have decided to chose as your eating patterns. Thanks~~

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