Fitness
from fat to fitness
nutrition myths busted
Increasing weight problem is alarming
everyone all around the globe. There is no
one happy about the way they look and their
weight. Thus, there are so many techniques and
diets to ensure weight loss. Only if you would
look at the internet you would see that there is
so much of information available that one really
doesn’t know what to follow. The
information from sources which
are not regulated like the
internet could be spreading
wrong facts about diet,
weight loss and other
nutritional facts. The
top nutritional myths
that one needs to be
cautioned about are:
1 There are certain
foods that are
said to have negative
calorie value. Some of
these foods falling under
that list would be celery,
cucumber or grapefruits. This
is a myth. These foods need to be
chewed better and that burns calories
but that doesn’t mean that these would burn
the fats. Hence, consuming these foods would
not help you burn the fats; though, these could
help stopping the further accumulation of fats.
2 Eating mini meals would help you lose weight.
This is a myth again. Either you eat 3 meals
a day or eat 10 meals a day – as long as you are
eating healthy and your calorie intake of the day
is not exceeding the amount that you could burn
with daily activities or the exercising regime that
you might have – you would be quite in shape.
Eating 3 meals or 6 mini meals would not make
a difference.
3 The fresh fruits and vegetables are more nutritious
than the frozen one – this is incorrect.
The word fresh here is quite relative. Nowadays
the fruits and vegetables are well harvested, processed
and packed. This would ensure that their
nutrients remain intact at that initial point when
these were fresh. At the same time what you pick
from the grocery store, are not as fresh
as they might look. From the time
of harvest till the time they
reach the grocery store and
till you buy and prepare
them the nutrients are
lost. Though, no doubt
that the taste and texture
of the fresh fruits
and vegetable is better
than the processed
one.
4 There are positive
and negatives about
coffee due to the presence
of caffeine. The biggest myth
around coffee would be that the
decaf has no caffeine.
5 Preferring margarine over butter. As butter
can increase the bad cholesterol in the body,
people switch to margarine instead – considering
that to be a healthier choice. This is a myth. In
fact margarine affects the health even more. It
not only increases the bad cholesterol levels but
at the same time it decreases the good cholesterol
levels.
6 Bananas are fatty. This is a myth or rather it is
an over exaggerated one. You need to have six
average sized bananas to equal the calorie intake
of a New York style pizza. In fact, this is a good
food to better you immune system.
Artice by Michael Biehn
16 WomanToWomanMagazine.com
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