Your fave stupid food myth you've heard

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  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
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    Coffee, tea, fizzy drinks aren't water and can not be counted as water.

    to be honest I only recently found out that caffeinated drinks won't dehydrate you. This info made me very happy (big coffee drinker).

    whaaaaaaa
    does this mean i can have my 8 cups of tea and not worry about 8 cups of water?!?

    PRECISELY!!! Enjoy!
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
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    If you eat it before the light comes on in the fridge... The calories don't count.
    Diet Coke cancels out the calories of a donut.
  • Sleekit
    Sleekit Posts: 80 Member
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    BBqing your food all the time will give you cancer.
  • tom_olech
    tom_olech Posts: 139 Member
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    Biggest Food Myths:

    1.Eggs Are Unhealthy
    2.Saturated Fat is Bad For You
    3.Everybody Should be Eating Grains
    4.Eating a Lot of Protein is Bad For Your Bones and Kidneys
    5.Low-Fat Foods Are Good For You
    6.You Should Eat Many Small Meals Throughout The Day
    7.Carbs Should Be Your Biggest Source of Calories
    8.High Omega-6 Seed and Vegetable Oils Are Good For You
    9.Low Carb Diets Are Dangerous
    10.Sugar is Unhealthy Because it Contains “Empty” Calories
    11.High Fat Foods Will Make You Fat

    source: http://authoritynutrition.com/11-biggest-lies-of-mainstream-nutrition/

    I read the article, and Im having a VERY hard time believing number 2, especially considering that it states that saturated fat raised HDL cholesterol....everything i have been taught in regards to nutrition over my university career says that meals high in saturated fat cause a reduction in HDL cholesterol (temporarily), which in turn causes an increase in LDL cholesterol (temporarily).

    And 6, i think that is just a matter of choice. I like small meals because i feel less hungry throughout the day....and it prevents insulin spikes...
    All the studies I've looked at say increased saturated fat increases HDL. HDL is decreased when any unsaturated fat or carbohydrate replace saturated fat in the diet.....increased saturated fat consumption also has an effect on lipoprotien size of both HDL and LDL, it increases the amount of cholesterol within the matrix of LDL lipoproteins which in turn reduces the amount of triglycerides and the main reason why saturated fat increases LDL cholesterol, but larger particles are actually less atherogenic.

    Same here, neanderthin. We must have read the same studies. ;D

    Ok, i went article hunting and asked around on campus...you guys were right. Studies really do indicated that saturated fats raise serum HDL cholesterol...

    CAVEAT, one of my professors who is a cardiovascular physiology researcher at Toronto general hospital said that literature has shown a consistent CLINCAL significance in the reduction of CVD risks and CVD events when switching from a saturated to unsaturated fats....
  • olDave
    olDave Posts: 557 Member
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    That we need to drink 8 glasses of water ...plain water....everyday.
  • cleotherio
    cleotherio Posts: 712 Member
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    If you want 10% bodyfat, you should get 10% of your daily calories from fat.

    This was actually a very popular belief back in the early 90's.
  • TimeForMe99
    TimeForMe99 Posts: 309
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    if you eat too much cheese your penis will fall off

    Is that what happened? I've always wondered.....
  • bigdgeek
    bigdgeek Posts: 88
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    Apologies if this is a duplicate, but one of the most persistent ones I hear is that some foods (lettuce, celery, apples, etc.) are "calorie negative", i.e. you burn more calories digesting them than you absorb by eating them.

    Hogwash!
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    you can eat all the pizza, pop tarts, ice cream and mcdonalds you want IIFYM
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    You can't eat X because it's bad for you and will make you fat.
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
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    you need 8 glasses water a day LOL
    thats a rich one !!
    i could tirade off that myth for hours ( oh wait , i already do ;) )
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
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    If you swallow gum, it will stay in your stomach for 7 years.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    If you swallow gum, it will stay in your stomach for 7 years.
    haha that's a great one
  • lcvaughn520
    lcvaughn520 Posts: 219 Member
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    Wine only turns to alcohol if you let it sit out. Vodka goes bad once opened.

    (I'll give a [low carb] cookie to anyone who gets the reference.) :)

    YESS Arrested Development! Love.
  • jersey_jenn
    jersey_jenn Posts: 122 Member
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    any leftovers you eat off your child's plate don't count as calories
  • SarahDavs
    SarahDavs Posts: 161 Member
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    I have a friend that swears tofu feminizes men and gives men boobs. wth? BTW my big brother was vegetarian (we lived on tofu) from birth to about age 25 and is very masculine.
  • agooddaytodiesoft
    agooddaytodiesoft Posts: 58
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    My aunt used to tell my mother that yogurt was just like eating liquid fat..
  • cbteegardin
    cbteegardin Posts: 42 Member
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    That Non-alcoholic beer is for people who don't wont to get drunk but like to pee a lot ... wait a minute, that one is true ... never mind
  • jennyk3298
    jennyk3298 Posts: 22
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    I had a friend passionately argue with me that if a soda was caffeine free it was also calorie free. Therefore, since he was drinking a caffeine free REAL Coke it had no calories.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    If you swallow gum, it will stay in your stomach for 7 years.
    haha that's a great one

    Super old, along with gum being made from spider silk.

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