Mainstream Diet Myths Debunked

Orphia
Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Here's a list of common diet myths that have been debunked by science.

NOTE, THESE ARE MYTHS!
  1. Saturated fat is bad
  2. A low-fat diet is better for health
  3. Salt is the devil
  4. Sugar is the dietary devil with its empty kilojoules
  5. Eggs are evil
  6. Multiple small meals beats three square meals
  7. Low fat dairy is better for health and weight loss
  8. Cooking with olive oil is bad
  9. Skipping breakfast is a terrible idea
  10. Fasting slows your metabolism and increases cortisol

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/top-10-mainstream-diet-myths-debunked-20150213-13e1bo.html

What other debunked myths are there? Add them to the list. Preferably with sources.
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  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    +1
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    You can spot reduce
    You can eat as much "clean" food as you want to lose weight
    junk foods will make you gain weight
    creatine is bad for the kidneys
    You need to do cario to lose weight


    there's probably a million more.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Like!
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
    Wait, carbs are still the devil, right? I must have something to vilify.
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
    edited May 2015
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    You can spot reduce
    You can eat as much "clean" food as you want to lose weight
    junk foods will make you gain weight
    creatine is bad for the kidneys
    You need to do cario to lose weight


    there's probably a million more.

    +1

    This thread should be a sticky <3
  • LBuehrle8
    LBuehrle8 Posts: 4,044 Member
    You should always begin dieting with a "cleanse"
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    you must eat clean foods to lose weight and be healthy…
    processed foods are bad
    sugar is the source of all evil
    carbs are the debil
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Eating before bed promotes fat storage
    Cardio in that burning zone is the most efficient way to lose weight
    I'm a hard gainer
    I have a slow metabolism so I can't lose weight
  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    STARVATION MODE
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    not eating frequently enough puts your body in starvation mode
    You can only absorb 30 grams of protein in one sitting
    You need to do cardio for more than 20 minutes to start burning any fat
    To get a 6 pack you need to do endless crunches
    High rep weight lifting burns fat faster and gets you toned
    You should stretch before working out
    You'll get fat if you skip breakfast
    Dietary fat raises cholesterol
    celery has negative calories


  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    women shouldn't lift weights because they will get bulky
  • LBuehrle8
    LBuehrle8 Posts: 4,044 Member
    edited May 2015
    "I have a genetical predisposition to obesity so I can't lose weight"
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Carbs causes belly fat.
    Food eaten after X PM get stored as fat.
    You need to have breakfast to restart your metabolism.
  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    somatotypes
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    ancestral diet
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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    There is a fast quick fix diet to jump start your amazing losses.

    Faster is better.
  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    There is a fast quick fix diet to jump start your amazing losses.

    actually there is it's called psmf
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @galgenstrick Wow, so many excellent contributions!

    Thanks, and thanks everyone.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    @galgenstrick Wow, so many excellent contributions!

    Thanks, and thanks everyone.

    Lol, I've seen pretty much all of them circulating the forums over the past few months. Should have started a spreadsheet and I probably could have listed a lot more!
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    edited May 2015
    Detoxes are necessary for a jumpstart
    Refined sugars are promptly stored as fat as soon as you eat them
    Gained two pounds this week, or stayed the same weight? Congrats, it's muscle!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    @galgenstrick Wow, so many excellent contributions!

    Thanks, and thanks everyone.

    Lol, I've seen pretty much all of them circulating the forums over the past few months. Should have started a spreadsheet and I probably could have listed a lot more!

    :smiley: If you think of any more, please add them. Thanks heaps, again.
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
    edited May 2015
    Addicted to food/sugar/ice cream/insert your vice here!
  • andympanda
    andympanda Posts: 763 Member
    People can't eat Fast food, Ice cream cookie, cake, or drink alcohol or sugary drinks, and lose weight.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    IIFYM'ers never eat any vegetables.
  • kxbrown27
    kxbrown27 Posts: 769 Member
    3 day juice detox will reset your metabolism.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    edited May 2015
    Juicing is the fountain of youth
    longer workouts are better
    Sweating means your losing weight
    Stress or cortisol make you gain weight
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  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    You'll die if you don't eat carbs, and even if you don't die, you can never exercise ever again.
    If you do LC and ever eat carbs again, you'll gain back all the weight you lost, which was all water weight, all 50 or 100 lbs of it.
    LC'ers never eat any fruit
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    IIFYM means only eating ice cream and poptarts
    Certain foods will speed up your metabolism
    Anything Dr Oz says is a "good" thing
    You HAVE TO exercise to lose weight
    switching up your exercise makes you lose weight and get you out of a plateau

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