The Top 17 Nutrition Myths of 2017
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While a correlation, I believe that it likely true due to kids usually not eating a lot in the first place. Now I wonder if this same analogy happens in other countries where the kids are in school much later in the day than in the US.What about breakfast being the most important meal of the day? I hate that one, although it's been around a lot longer than just 2017.
Research has shown that children who eat breakfast have higher test scores than those that don't. It's the most important meal for the brain, but maybe not the body?
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They aren't all alternative FACTS though. Alternative thinking yes, but a lot of the myths have been debunked by actual science.Don't think of these as nutrition "myths", think of them as nutrition "alternative facts!"
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newheavensearth wrote: »Where does "the scale doesn't matter and the BMI charts are wrong/don't apply" fall? IMHO, I think they matter for something. We're not all bodybuilders or athletes.
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Very few of us are bodybuilders or athletes. Most of us are a whole lot more average than we'd like to admit.
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They aren't all alternative FACTS though. Alternative thinking yes, but a lot of the myths have been debunked by actual science.Don't think of these as nutrition "myths", think of them as nutrition "alternative facts!"
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You haven't been watching the news, have you
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Alatariel75 wrote: »
They aren't all alternative FACTS though. Alternative thinking yes, but a lot of the myths have been debunked by actual science.Don't think of these as nutrition "myths", think of them as nutrition "alternative facts!"
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You haven't been watching the news, have you
Too broke for tv service (praise Reekris!) but I've seen enough headlines on fb to get the jist of it.1 -
From a great site, Examine:
https://examine.com/nutrition/awful-nutrition-myths/
The list of myths:
Myth 1: Carbs are bad for you
Myth 2: Fats are bad for you
Myth 3: Protein is bad for you
Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you
Myth 5: Red meat is bad for you
Myth 6: Salt is bad for you
Myth 7: Bread is bad for you
Myth 8: Whole-wheat bread is far better than white bread
Myth 9: High-fructose corn syrup is far worse than sugar
Myth 10: Foods are always superior to supplements:
Myth 11: Supplements are superior to foods
Myth 12: You should eat "clean"
Myth 13: You should "detox" regularly
Myth 14: To lose fat, eat more often
Myth 15: To lose fat, don't eat before bed
Myth 16: To lose fat, do your cardio on an empty stomach
Myth 17: You need protein right after your workout
Read the link for explanations why you shouldn't believe these myths.
5 months into the year, and I think this needs to be bumped.4 -
I'd not seen it so thanks for bumping.
I'm glad carbs come near the top. The amount of times people remark that they are surprised I eat bread or chocolate desserts.3 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »I'd not seen it so thanks for bumping.
I'm glad carbs come near the top. The amount of times people remark that they are surprised I eat bread or chocolate desserts.
yes! I could told there was no way I could eat the carbs that I do (approx. 300g a day) because I should be fat (because of how your "body processes carbs")2 -
I am eating lowish fat but good fats and a reasonable amount of carbs. Averaging 1600-1700 cals a day. Slow loss of 114 kg to 105-106 kg in 4 months which included 5 weeks off diet due to holidays etc. Minimal exercise due to dodgy hip....it can be done!1
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deannalfisher wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »I'd not seen it so thanks for bumping.
I'm glad carbs come near the top. The amount of times people remark that they are surprised I eat bread or chocolate desserts.
yes! I could told there was no way I could eat the carbs that I do (approx. 300g a day) because I should be fat (because of how your "body processes carbs")
It's my boss, I adore her I really do but she is a large lady who "Diets" every few months for a few weeks before binging and quitting.
Every time she sees me eating chocolate or bread she wants to know how I'm thin. I tell her every time yet she tells me the carbs will make me hungrier due to how they process and I'll end up just wanting more carbs.
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Those naughty naughty carbs... They need a spanking.7
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Talking about myths I came across this post in another forum about why someone isn't losing weight. One myth after another. Strange thing is that not a single person mentioned that this person is most likely consuming way more than she thinks because she isn't weighing her food but using measuring cups and spoons.
http://www.livestrong.com/conversations/comments/1401328-feeling-discouraged/1 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »I'd not seen it so thanks for bumping.
I'm glad carbs come near the top. The amount of times people remark that they are surprised I eat bread or chocolate desserts.
yes! I could told there was no way I could eat the carbs that I do (approx. 300g a day) because I should be fat (because of how your "body processes carbs")
It's my boss, I adore her I really do but she is a large lady who "Diets" every few months for a few weeks before binging and quitting.
Every time she sees me eating chocolate or bread she wants to know how I'm thin. I tell her every time yet she tells me the carbs will make me hungrier due to how they process and I'll end up just wanting more carbs.
and then eat a donut in front of her 2 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »Talking about myths I came across this post in another forum about why someone isn't losing weight. One myth after another. Strange thing is that not a single person mentioned that this person is most likely consuming way more than she thinks because she isn't weighing her food but using measuring cups and spoons.
http://www.livestrong.com/conversations/comments/1401328-feeling-discouraged/
Holy crap, that's a bajillion bad suggestions!
Is that site always so derpy?0 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »Talking about myths I came across this post in another forum about why someone isn't losing weight. One myth after another. Strange thing is that not a single person mentioned that this person is most likely consuming way more than she thinks because she isn't weighing her food but using measuring cups and spoons.
http://www.livestrong.com/conversations/comments/1401328-feeling-discouraged/
Holy crap, that's a bajillion bad suggestions!
Is that site always so derpy?
OMG, yes. I was on there today after I googled something, and there was an article containing this gem "Lunch should include a protein source that is low in fat. Some examples include tofu, beans, nuts, peanut butter or fish."
Uhhh.... nuts and peanut butter are a fat sources, not a protien source. They sure as hell aren't "low in fat"4 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »Talking about myths I came across this post in another forum about why someone isn't losing weight. One myth after another. Strange thing is that not a single person mentioned that this person is most likely consuming way more than she thinks because she isn't weighing her food but using measuring cups and spoons.
http://www.livestrong.com/conversations/comments/1401328-feeling-discouraged/
Holy crap, that's a bajillion bad suggestions!
Is that site always so derpy?
Yes.
I signed up with them to use their food logging site a number of years ago, and lasted 3 weeks. The site's database was so poor I had to enter everything about the food myself ... and then stuff would disappear and I'd have to enter it all again. A few years later, I logged into their site again ... and lasted another 3 weeks. They were going through some changes to the database and food logging portion. Some things were better, some things were worse. By the end of 3 weeks I was too frustrated to continue. Took me about an hour a day to enter my food!!
However, since then, I get "newsletter" emails from them. And ... just ... wow.
I delete them without even looking at them now.1 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »Talking about myths I came across this post in another forum about why someone isn't losing weight. One myth after another. Strange thing is that not a single person mentioned that this person is most likely consuming way more than she thinks because she isn't weighing her food but using measuring cups and spoons.
http://www.livestrong.com/conversations/comments/1401328-feeling-discouraged/
Holy crap, that's a bajillion bad suggestions!
Is that site always so derpy?
Sadly yep. However, we are the uneducated ones who have only done bias research. I read the forums for a laugh but you will be bullied for suggesting there is nothing wrong with eating a banana if you don't have a medical condition preventing you from doing so.2 -
Myth 472 starvation mode is real1
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Lillymoo01 wrote: »Talking about myths I came across this post in another forum about why someone isn't losing weight. One myth after another. Strange thing is that not a single person mentioned that this person is most likely consuming way more than she thinks because she isn't weighing her food but using measuring cups and spoons.
http://www.livestrong.com/conversations/comments/1401328-feeling-discouraged/
Holy crap, that's a bajillion bad suggestions!
Is that site always so derpy?
After that comment I had to go look...
I think I sprained something wincing and rolling my eyes...
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