whats the worst "food myth" you have heard?

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  • twisted88
    twisted88 Posts: 294 Member
    Spunk is a good protein source

    You mean he lied to me? :sad:
  • LastMinuteMama
    LastMinuteMama Posts: 590 Member
    Anyone remember the 80's diet myth that grapefruit would burn fat?
  • wonderwomanwannaB
    wonderwomanwannaB Posts: 111
    Soy is bad for you.
    Gluten is terrible for you.
    Subway is healthy.
    You can't get fat from fruit.
    Avoid fruit because it has sugar in it.
    Eggs raise cholesterol.
    Sunny-D is orange juice.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    ' It is easier for men to lose weight than women."
    This blew my mind because I believed it until I saw on Dr. Oz

    That's not a myth, its a fact because men naturally has more calorie burning muscles than women because of the male hormone testosterone which is also responsible for those fat releasing enzyme. In contrast, we women have more fat & our hormone estrogen favors more the fat storing enzyme.

    With what you said being true "its a fact because men naturally has more calorie burning muscles" that would mean ' It is easier for men to lose weight than women." isn't a myth necessarily and what really should be said is that it's easier for people having more muscle mass to lose weight then it is for people with less muscle mass. I know some women that are much more muscular then some men that i know.

    Umm, you neglected to take into consideration copious amounts of natural testosterone production.
  • ttaylor68913
    ttaylor68913 Posts: 320 Member
    Anyone remember the 80's diet myth that grapefruit would burn fat?


    my grand ma did this diet (to an extreme... grapefruit and coffee)... yes she lost TONS of weigh,, along with a bunch of hair and other things that said she wasn't healthy
  • xlolitabandita
    xlolitabandita Posts: 242
    I swear, everytime I pull a banana out my purse (yes, I keep fruit in my purse...ya know, for fruit emergencies), atleast one person I'm with will say "Aren't you dieting? Bananas make you fat." or something along those lines *eye roll*
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    eating egg yolks will give you high cholesterol

    Ok...so just had a health screening today. Have borderline high cholesterol for the first time in my life. The only thing I have changed is that since I have been exercising regularly I have been eating 2 eggs every morning for breakfast. The nurse told me to cut back on the eggs or to stop eating the yokes.

    So...that's not true? So what does give you high cholesterol?

    Sorry to come across as dumb, but I've never had high cholesterol before!

    The most common things that raise cholesterol are the wrong types of fats and/or refined carbs. For most people dietary cholesterol doesn't have much affect but for some it does
    For most people, the amount of cholesterol eaten has only a modest impact on the amount of cholesterol circulating in the blood. (37) For some people, though, blood cholesterol levels rise and fall very strongly in relation to the amount of cholesterol eaten. For these "responders," avoiding cholesterol-rich foods can have a substantial effect on blood cholesterol levels. Unfortunately, at this point there is no way other than by trial and error to identify responders from non-responders to dietary cholesterol.
    Source: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/fats-full-story/index.html#cholesterol

    ETA: the link above has a lot of interesting information on cholesterol and the conflicting evidence from various studies.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    big, fat, pink snicker, snicker......
  • k7n2w3
    k7n2w3 Posts: 241 Member
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  • galegetsthin
    galegetsthin Posts: 1,340 Member
    "just order a salad, it will be healthy" when at a restaraunt.......... and then it comes and it has bacon and ham and eggs and cheese and more cheese, and olives and croutons and bacon bits and and a vat of Ranch dressing all nestled on a half a head of hard white lettuce butts and has more fat and calories than if you had ordered the blue cheese bacon burger.
  • LastMinuteMama
    LastMinuteMama Posts: 590 Member
    I swear, everytime I pull a banana out my purse (yes, I keep fruit in my purse...ya know, for fruit emergencies), atleast one person I'm with will say "Aren't you dieting? Bananas make you fat." or something along those lines *eye roll*

    I keep an apple or banana in my purse for fruit emergencies too!
  • xlolitabandita
    xlolitabandita Posts: 242
    I swear, everytime I pull a banana out my purse (yes, I keep fruit in my purse...ya know, for fruit emergencies), atleast one person I'm with will say "Aren't you dieting? Bananas make you fat." or something along those lines *eye roll*

    I keep an apple or banana in my purse for fruit emergencies too!

    haha awesome! Ya never know when you'll need it. =P
  • k7n2w3
    k7n2w3 Posts: 241 Member
    i know this is about running but it still amused me... happened when i first started running and had just hit the 6 mile mark:

    me: "ah i'm a little sore, i ran 6 miles earlier"
    dummyhead gasping: "oh i heard women shouldn't run like that, your time of the month will stop and you can get damage down there from running".


    now the joke is "watch mile 3 i hear your uterus falls out at that mile"

    There's a whole other thread's worth of "exercise myths" or even more specifically, myths about women or girls and exercise.

    I'm sure there are but this topic came up on the left hand side as a recently discussed one... i found it interesting so wrote the exercise myth instead of "bump" so I could return and read more responses later under "my topics"... I figured an exercise myth was better than just writing "bump".
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    My partner strongly believes you shouldn't eat after 7pm. I've lost 56l bs eating 3-500 calories around 9pm... Not made you realise anything? He does absolutely nothing else to lose weight, except not eat after 7pm... He's not lost an ounce lol x
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member
    An email went around quite a while ago to stir alarm, proclaiming that "MARGARINE IS ONE MOLECULE AWAY FROM PLASTIC!" Yeah, stupid, even if that were true, it would be that one molecule that makes it something completely different. So idiotic.

    Nowadays it's all the ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER IS POISON! crap that annoys me... I think just because people are just so insane and extreme about it.
  • VMarkV
    VMarkV Posts: 522 Member
    I can't believe you guys didn't mention this already: FOOD COMBINING.

    What a load of bulls**t! I'm pretty sure the acid in your stomach and the cilia in your intestines don't care what comes down the pike. It all ends up the same anyway... except corn... and peanuts... but that's another story altogether.

    (EVERYONE: "That's another story.")
    Food combining isn't necessary, but there are certain advantages in combining all three macros in one meal
    Food combining is total BS as regard to say eating nothing but vegetables one meal, meat the next meal, etc. or only eating meat and vegetables together
  • Jain
    Jain Posts: 861 Member
    "Legumes are poisonous" Heard it on MFP from a Paleo fanatic.

    Some people have peanut allergies, if they eat them they could die. Peanuts are legumes therefore you can extrapolate to legumes are poisonous ;P

    Kidney beans have a mild toxin in their skin, thats why when cooking dried beans you need to rapid boil for a min of 10 mins.
  • emczech5
    emczech5 Posts: 224 Member
    The underlying assumption that anything "natural" is healthy. (Reminder: Hemlock and cyanide are natural.)
    That this or that extreme diet is healthy (with the implication that it will work long-term).

    You just made me think of a quote I was on pinterest yesterday. "People say that _________ is good for you because it's natural, but they don't realize that just because it's natural doesn't mean it's safe. Wanna know what else is natural? Bears."
  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
    The underlying assumption that anything "natural" is healthy. (Reminder: Hemlock and cyanide are natural.)
    That this or that extreme diet is healthy (with the implication that it will work long-term).

    You just made me think of a quote I was on pinterest yesterday. "People say that _________ is good for you because it's natural, but they don't realize that just because it's natural doesn't mean it's safe. Wanna know what else is natural? Bears."

    pmsl
  • sarahkittymeow
    sarahkittymeow Posts: 146
    I swear, everytime I pull a banana out my purse (yes, I keep fruit in my purse...ya know, for fruit emergencies), atleast one person I'm with will say "Aren't you dieting? Bananas make you fat." or something along those lines *eye roll*



    I'm not saying that "bananas make you fat" is straight up truthful, especially if you eat them in moderation and along with a normal, healthy balanced diet...however, bananas ARE high in calories, carbs and sugar, and are in fact used to help people gain weight extremely quickly. And yes, you will gain weight if you eat an excessive amount of naners.
  • Ohmydaze
    Ohmydaze Posts: 403 Member
    I hated when restaurants served a pickle on your plate, and would not eat it. My mom would always tell me to eat my pickle, it will make me pretty. I tried this once with my daughter and her response was " I'm already pretty" and she threw the pickle on the floor. :laugh:

    :laugh:

    I'd love a daughter like yours.
  • lg3703
    lg3703 Posts: 190
    A friend of mine thought that all the white stuff on a newborn baby was LARD! Apparently if you eat a high fat diet when you're pregnant, your baby is born covered in lard!!
    :huh:

    WTF? right because we walk around with a uterus full of lard for 9 months:huh:


    please tell me they don't plan on procreating?
    lmao!!
  • xlolitabandita
    xlolitabandita Posts: 242
    I swear, everytime I pull a banana out my purse (yes, I keep fruit in my purse...ya know, for fruit emergencies), atleast one person I'm with will say "Aren't you dieting? Bananas make you fat." or something along those lines *eye roll*



    I'm not saying that "bananas make you fat" is straight up truthful, especially if you eat them in moderation and along with a normal, healthy balanced diet...however, bananas ARE high in calories, carbs and sugar, and are in fact used to help people gain weight extremely quickly. And yes, you will gain weight if you eat an excessive amount of naners.
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    I just don't like blanket statements like "dont eat any carbs" or "only eat grape fruit." I refuse to give up my daily nanners. =[
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Huh.


    I went from a size 12 to a size 6 in 12 weeks eating a banana every single day.
  • lg3703
    lg3703 Posts: 190
    I hated when restaurants served a pickle on your plate, and would not eat it. My mom would always tell me to eat my pickle, it will make me pretty. I tried this once with my daughter and her response was " I'm already pretty" and she threw the pickle on the floor. :laugh:
    lol. That's funny.
  • forgtmenot
    forgtmenot Posts: 860 Member
    eating egg yolks will give you high cholesterol

    Ok...so just had a health screening today. Have borderline high cholesterol for the first time in my life. The only thing I have changed is that since I have been exercising regularly I have been eating 2 eggs every morning for breakfast. The nurse told me to cut back on the eggs or to stop eating the yokes.

    So...that's not true? So what does give you high cholesterol?

    Sorry to come across as dumb, but I've never had high cholesterol before!

    I didn't know the answer to this either so I looked it up. Apparently saturated fats cause high cholesterol. Dietary cholesterol like what is found in eggs has little effect on blood cholesterol levels.
  • SGRhapsodos
    SGRhapsodos Posts: 47
    "Legumes are poisonous" Heard it on MFP from a Paleo fanatic.

    I sort of follow the paleo way because it works with my body. A lot of people who follow this diet are pretty extreme and that's why I strayed away from those forums. Anyway, I had my first cup of pinto beans the other night only to wake up very nauseated and gassy the next day, so I don't eat them often. Not because I think they're poison, but they just don't agree with me. Each body is different.
  • sarahkittymeow
    sarahkittymeow Posts: 146
    Huh.


    I went from a size 12 to a size 6 in 12 weeks eating a banana every single day.


    Moderation doesn't mean you have to eat like one banana a week lol. I'm sure you ate that one nanner a day along with other healthy things and maybe even some exercise! But I am saying that several bananas a day, if you are not trying to build muscle, work out, or eat a balanced diet, will make someone put on some tub. But nothing wrong with bananas no one should ever take them OUT of their diet! Again, unless they eat too many :p
  • xlolitabandita
    xlolitabandita Posts: 242
    Huh.


    I went from a size 12 to a size 6 in 12 weeks eating a banana every single day.

    exactly!
  • lg3703
    lg3703 Posts: 190
    I swear, everytime I pull a banana out my purse (yes, I keep fruit in my purse...ya know, for fruit emergencies), atleast one person I'm with will say "Aren't you dieting? Bananas make you fat." or something along those lines *eye roll*
    I pulled one out (emergency) at Wendys the other night while my husband scarfed down a half pound of greasy burger and fries!

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