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Top 19 Nutrition Myths 2019
magnusthenerd
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So Examine just put this out https://examine.com/nutrition/awful-nutrition-myths/
And I thought it might be interesting to discuss and see if anyone has any myths they think are bigger than Examine's list.
Table of Contents:
Myth 1: Protein is bad for your bones and kidneys
Myth 2: Carbs are bad for you
Myth 3: Fats are 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 everyone
White bread vs. whole-wheat bread
Myth 8: HFCS is far worse than sugar
Myth 9: Fresh is more nutritious than frozen
Myth 10: Food nutrients are always superior to supplemental nutrients
Myth 11: Dietary supplements are necessary
Myth 12: You should eat “clean”
Myth 13: You should “detox” regularly
Myth 14: Eat more often to boost your metabolism
Myth 15: You need to eat breakfast
Myth 16: To lose fat, don’t eat before bed
Myth 17: To lose fat, do your cardio on an empty stomach
Myth 18: You need protein right after your workout
Myth 19: Creatine will increase your testosterone but cause hair loss and kidney damage
Testosterone increase
Hair loss
Kidney damage
And I thought it might be interesting to discuss and see if anyone has any myths they think are bigger than Examine's list.
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That's a pretty darned good list, IMO. I love Examine.
I guess "Calories are not all that matters for weight loss" is not a nutrition myth, but a weight loss one.
And I won't start (again) on HIIT, or "muscle confusion", because those are clearly fitness.6 -
Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.22
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jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Source????6 -
jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Along the same lines as plants have stress too?2 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Source????
At the egg farm on a information board8 -
jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Source????
At the egg farm on a information board
Which egg farm? Which information board? There has to be a gazillion chicken farms.1 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Source????
At the egg farm on a information board
Which egg farm? Which information board? There has to be a gazillion chicken farms.
Sorry the one just up the road from me.0 -
Myth 9: Fresh is more nutritious than frozen This is somewhat not true. There's a sign board at the veggie shop that says Fresh is Best!9
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jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 9: Fresh is more nutritious than frozen This is somewhat not true. There's a sign board at the veggie shop that says Fresh is Best!
The one next to the egg farm?17 -
jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Interesting, are avian glucocorticoids even compatible with mammalian receptors? Can they survive digestion?5 -
jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 9: Fresh is more nutritious than frozen This is somewhat not true. There's a sign board at the veggie shop that says Fresh is Best!
Well, I have a sign that says all veggie shop sign boards are unreliable. Now how do we resolve justification of truth claims?7 -
jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Same, hen friends. Same. I assume my eggs are also bad angry eggs.10 -
I didn't see it mentioned, so I drank a pint of ACV this morning for testing purposes and lost .9lbs immediately.Yes, that was the weight of the vomit.16
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jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Same, hen friends. Same. I assume my eggs are also bad angry eggs.
Well, at least you're saving them from hatching into disgruntled chickens who need to unionize.
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snickerscharlie wrote: »
Well, at least you're saving them from hatching into disgruntled chickens who need to unionize.
If I could hatch socialist birds for the picket line I would actually consider breeding.5 -
jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 9: Fresh is more nutritious than frozen This is somewhat not true. There's a sign board at the veggie shop that says Fresh is Best!
Well, they would say that, wouldn't they?High five to everyone who gets that one.Unless the vegetable shop is situated on the farm itself, and has a high sales turnover, the vegetables have been lying around for a while.
Between being harvested and being purchased by the consumer, fresh vegetables have been picked, packed, sent to a depot, and then shipped to a store, unpacked on to shelving, and then sat waiting to be bought.
It all takes time, and all the time they're deteriorating.
Meanwhile, frozen vegetables were picked, frozen within an hour of picking, and have stayed frozen during the packing and transport that was needed to get them to your store.8 -
Dunno about what egg farm, but the farm might be referencing this study about stress on hens and the effect on egg yolk.L1zardQueen wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Source????
At the egg farm on a information board
Which egg farm? Which information board? There has to be a gazillion chicken farms.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20548080/
Disclaimer: haven't read the study, and let's be honest, I won't get round to it tonight.
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jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Source????
At the egg farm on a information board
Do they happen to be selling cage-free eggs?4 -
janejellyroll wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Source????
At the egg farm on a information board
Do they happen to be selling cage-free eggs?
I think eating cages with your eggs would result in even worse stress hormones.
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snickerscharlie wrote: »
Well, at least you're saving them from hatching into disgruntled chickens who need to unionize.
If I could hatch socialist birds for the picket line I would actually consider breeding.
Rhode Island Reds?8 -
magnusthenerd wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »jasonpoihegatama wrote: »Myth 4: Egg yolks are bad for you. This could be somewhat not true ; Cage hens get high stress levels from being overworked and underpaid this then causes then hen to get angry bad hormone level rise in the hen and in the yellow bit of the egg some say the level of this hormone in the yellow bit of the egg is so bad.
Source????
At the egg farm on a information board
Do they happen to be selling cage-free eggs?
I think eating cages with your eggs would result in even worse stress hormones.
But likely an excellent source of dietary iron. 5 -
You guys, I learned something today. Fresh vs Frozen... I had to go look it up but yeah, that's awesome. I use frozen for smoothies all the time but fresh veggies always just taste better to me. Still, good to know though
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Sophiepants33 wrote: »You guys, I learned something today. Fresh vs Frozen... I had to go look it up but yeah, that's awesome. I use frozen for smoothies all the time but fresh veggies always just taste better to me. Still, good to know though
2 or 3 years ago I spoke to a grocer who told me that canned veggies(the ones packed only in water with no additives) in a lot of cases are even better than "fresh". In most cases the vegetables are canned the same day they are picked, whereas the "fresh" veggies in a lot of cases are weeks old. I should clarify and say I am not saying the canned stuff is better, but maybe more fresh(because they are sealed in an air tight container) and definitely not worse.1 -
Sophiepants33 wrote: »You guys, I learned something today. Fresh vs Frozen... I had to go look it up but yeah, that's awesome. I use frozen for smoothies all the time but fresh veggies always just taste better to me. Still, good to know though
2 or 3 years ago I spoke to a grocer who told me that canned veggies(the ones packed only in water with no additives) in a lot of cases are even better than "fresh". In most cases the vegetables are canned the same day they are picked, whereas the "fresh" veggies in a lot of cases are weeks old. I should clarify and say I am not saying the canned stuff is better, but maybe more fresh(because they are sealed in an air tight container) and definitely not worse.
I would tend to take frozen over canned, simply because veggies packed in water (and often salt) tend to get mushy. But definitely an alternative, especially in winter when most 'fresh' vegetables in the store are grown half a world away and are fresh in name only. 3 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »Sophiepants33 wrote: »You guys, I learned something today. Fresh vs Frozen... I had to go look it up but yeah, that's awesome. I use frozen for smoothies all the time but fresh veggies always just taste better to me. Still, good to know though
2 or 3 years ago I spoke to a grocer who told me that canned veggies(the ones packed only in water with no additives) in a lot of cases are even better than "fresh". In most cases the vegetables are canned the same day they are picked, whereas the "fresh" veggies in a lot of cases are weeks old. I should clarify and say I am not saying the canned stuff is better, but maybe more fresh(because they are sealed in an air tight container) and definitely not worse.
I would tend to take frozen over canned, simply because veggies packed in water (and often salt) tend to get mushy. But definitely an alternative, especially in winter when most 'fresh' vegetables in the store are grown half a world away and are fresh in name only.
Oh, absolutely, I completely agree. Canned green beans get mushy and are not appetizing at all to me, but freshly picked I think they are delicious. I prefer frozen over canned any day.1
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