The 3+3 Meal Pattern Authors Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; Leepica Kapoor Department of Dietetics, Naruvi Hospitals, Vellore, India; Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, and Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-92 Abstract This communication reviews the 3 + 3 meal pattern, a pillarof conventional nutritional therapy. It describes thestrengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of thistype of therapy, and lists indications for its promotion.These can be classified as diagnosis based, disease based,treatment based, temperament based, and responsibilitybasedindications. The authors call for renewed focus onthis mode of medical nutrition management.Keywords: Diabetes, medical nutrition therapy, metabolicdisease, nutrition, obesity, overweight Downloads Full Text Article Published 2025-10-21 How to Cite Sanjay Kalra, Leepica Kapoor, & Nitin Kapoor. (2025). The 3+3 Meal Pattern. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 75(11), 1817–1818. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-92 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 75 No. 11 (2025): NOVEMBER - 2025 Section PRIMARY CARE DIABETES License Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.