Myth #4: Supplements Help With Weight Loss
Weight loss supplements provide limited weight loss assistance. Suplements The weight loss supplement industry is a billion dollar industry. There is a lot of research…
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Supplements: Are they good or bad?
The real truth about supplements and myths: Figure 1: Mortal and Pestle: This how many herbs are ground up for medicinal use. What…
Myth: Exercise is essential for weight loss.
Exercise is not required for weight loss. This statement, “exercise is essential for weight loss,” is far from the truth. I have heard many so-called experts indicate…
Myth #1: Eat Smaller Meals
Smaller meals mean fewer calories…Maybe. Myth If you have health problems, discuss this and any dieting plans with your doctor or dietician. They can help…
Myth #2: Coffee is Dangerous and Unhealthy
Coffee can be a healthy part of nearly any diet. Cup of Coffee “Coffee is dangerous and unhealthy.” This is preposterous and untrue for most…
Myth: Eating cholesterol and saturated fat raises cholesterol levels in the blood.
Most cholesterol is made by our bodies and not ingested in our diet. Like most of you, I grew up being told that foods…
The Myth of the Diet-Heart Hypothesis: The Saturated Fat Fabrication
Plain and simple: Cholesterol and saturated fat are not your enemies. I am a child of the late 70s and mid-80s. I started college in…
Myth: Six meals are better than three
There is no evidence that any number of meals is better than another. There is a lot of debate over how many meals to…
Myth: Natural sugars are better for you.
Sugars are sugars to your body.
Natural sugar refers to sugars that occur naturally in foods. Sugar is found in nature in foods such as fruits. Although fruit contains the much-vilified fructose that is found in high fructose corn syrup, it is in much lower levels in fruit than a soda. The problem is not the source of the sugar but the refining.
Myth: More water equals more weight loss.
Drinking more water will not shed off the pounds.
Many experts, myself included, recommend drinking more weight to help with weight loss. The belief is that more water will increase calories burned and decrease calorie intake by improving satiety. There is no doubt in my mind that water is vital for human existence. It makes up the majority of your body. The question is whether water is a magical cause of weight loss and will it make the pounds fly off.