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Originally Posted by Superfraggle
It's not a myth, so much as it's incomplete. Drinking a lot of water at once will do nothing but make you pee more, but staying properly hydrated has greater physical benefits than pretty much anything else. Naturally the amount of water per day you need varies person to person with body mass, age, exercise, etc. Staying hydrated is super important to staying healthy, but you can only process something like a litre/hour, and that's more than you need, unless you're starting off really dehydrated. The best way to tell if you're hydrated is pay attention to your pee. It should be clear, not yellow.
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Staying properly hydrated does not mean drinking 6-8 cups of water a day. If that was the case, our ancestors would've never made it in the dry savanna that is Africa. People like the 6-8 cups thingy because it's easy to do and it makes them feel like they're doing something about their fat asses.
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As for the 6 meals/day thing, I know less about it, but from what I've been told, it seems like it goes for everyone. You may or may not notice a change, and it may take a period of adjustment, but it is supposed to be better.
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I have never seen a study that said it was better. I have seen a ton of articles by nutritionists touting the "benefits" of more frequent, smaller meals. I trust nutritionists about as far as I can throw them.