10 Diet Myths

I just went to realsimple.com and entered in 'diet myths' and it came up.

Links are funny- sites offer them, and then sometimes they dont work!

Good article though.

Already not agreeing,
haha
I dont mean to be difficult.......but I have just read the first one and dont feel like its true.
It is saying (for those that cant get the link) that it is a myth that you shouldnt eat after eight. Their
theory is that your body uses the same amount of calories all 24 hours.
I know quite a few health advisors that would majorally disagree with that one. The doc on that
show 'you on a diet' talks about late night eating. Leaving food in your intestines over night is not a
good idea.
There are allot of other docs that have said several things on this subject as well. Your body
does not use the same amount of calaories all the time....ahem!
When asked about the subject of late night eating the best advise I heard was that you should
stop eating 2 hours before you go to bed.
That is even one of the reasons the first meal was called breakfast. They would break their fast.
just my 2 cents....not busting on anyone.:bigsmile:
jac

Already not agreeing,
haha
I dont mean to be difficult.......but I have just read the first one and dont feel like its true.
It is saying (for those that cant get the link) that it is a myth that you shouldnt eat after eight. Their
theory is that your body uses the same amount of calories all 24 hours.
I know quite a few health advisors that would majorally disagree with that one. The doc on that
show 'you on a diet' talks about late night eating. Leaving food in your intestines over night is not a
good idea.
There are allot of other docs that have said several things on this subject as well. Your body
does not use the same amount of calaories all the time....ahem!
When asked about the subject of late night eating the best advise I heard was that you should
stop eating 2 hours before you go to bed.
That is even one of the reasons the first meal was called breakfast. They would break their fast.
just my 2 cents....not busting on anyone.:bigsmile:
jac

If you're in a caloric deficit, it really doesn't matter what time you eat. You won't gain fat. Your digestion may slow, but that's not a problem either. You will feel sated throughout the night and into the next morning and your blood sugar won't plummet while you're sleeping. I actually make it a point to eat right before bed for those reasons along with the fact that it aids in muscle repair and recovery.
As far as having food in your intestines...well, sorry, but even if you wait two hours before going to bed, there will be food in there. Gastric emptying (food leaving the stomach) takes anywhere from 2-5 hours for solid food. Ones it exits the stomach, it takes several more hours to move through the intestines where nutrients are absorbed. If you can identify an actual problem with that, I'll be happy to listen, but I doubt that there is one.
Most nutritionists and dieticians advise their clients to stop eating before bed so that they can prevent overeating if they're not counting calories, and also because people tend to eat junk when they're at home sitting around and bored. If you're counting calories and maintaining your deficit, that's uneccessary.