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    Mainstream Diet Myths Debunked

    Posts: 7,097 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Here's a list of common diet myths that have been debunked by science.

    NOTE, THESE ARE MYTHS!
    1. Saturated fat is bad
    2. A low-fat diet is better for health
    3. Salt is the devil
    4. Sugar is the dietary devil with its empty kilojoules
    5. Eggs are evil
    6. Multiple small meals beats three square meals
    7. Low fat dairy is better for health and weight loss
    8. Cooking with olive oil is bad
    9. Skipping breakfast is a terrible idea
    10. Fasting slows your metabolism and increases cortisol

    http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/top-10-mainstream-diet-myths-debunked-20150213-13e1bo.html

    What other debunked myths are there? Add them to the list. Preferably with sources.

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    • Posts: 1,027 Member
      +1
    • Posts: 2,086 Member
      You can spot reduce
      You can eat as much "clean" food as you want to lose weight
      junk foods will make you gain weight
      creatine is bad for the kidneys
      You need to do cario to lose weight


      there's probably a million more.
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      Like!
    • Posts: 1,243 Member
      Wait, carbs are still the devil, right? I must have something to vilify.
    • Posts: 1,027 Member
      edited May 2015
      galgenstrick wrote: »
      You can spot reduce
      You can eat as much "clean" food as you want to lose weight
      junk foods will make you gain weight
      creatine is bad for the kidneys
      You need to do cario to lose weight


      there's probably a million more.

      +1

      This thread should be a sticky <3
    • Posts: 4,044 Member
      You should always begin dieting with a "cleanse"
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      you must eat clean foods to lose weight and be healthy…
      processed foods are bad
      sugar is the source of all evil
      carbs are the debil
    • Posts: 2,086 Member
      Eating before bed promotes fat storage
      Cardio in that burning zone is the most efficient way to lose weight
      I'm a hard gainer
      I have a slow metabolism so I can't lose weight
    • Posts: 621 Member
      STARVATION MODE
    • Posts: 2,086 Member
      not eating frequently enough puts your body in starvation mode
      You can only absorb 30 grams of protein in one sitting
      You need to do cardio for more than 20 minutes to start burning any fat
      To get a 6 pack you need to do endless crunches
      High rep weight lifting burns fat faster and gets you toned
      You should stretch before working out
      You'll get fat if you skip breakfast
      Dietary fat raises cholesterol
      celery has negative calories


    • Posts: 621 Member
      women shouldn't lift weights because they will get bulky
    • Posts: 4,044 Member
      edited May 2015
      "I have a genetical predisposition to obesity so I can't lose weight"
    • Posts: 17,890 Member
      Carbs causes belly fat.
      Food eaten after X PM get stored as fat.
      You need to have breakfast to restart your metabolism.
    • Posts: 621 Member
      somatotypes
    • Posts: 2,925 Member
      ancestral diet
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    • Posts: 14,464 Member
      There is a fast quick fix diet to jump start your amazing losses.

      Faster is better.
    • Posts: 621 Member
      jgnatca wrote: »
      There is a fast quick fix diet to jump start your amazing losses.

      actually there is it's called psmf
    • Posts: 7,097 Member
      @galgenstrick Wow, so many excellent contributions!

      Thanks, and thanks everyone.
    • Posts: 2,086 Member
      Orphia wrote: »
      @galgenstrick Wow, so many excellent contributions!

      Thanks, and thanks everyone.

      Lol, I've seen pretty much all of them circulating the forums over the past few months. Should have started a spreadsheet and I probably could have listed a lot more!
    • Posts: 17,562 Member
      edited May 2015
      Detoxes are necessary for a jumpstart
      Refined sugars are promptly stored as fat as soon as you eat them
      Gained two pounds this week, or stayed the same weight? Congrats, it's muscle!
    • Posts: 7,097 Member
      galgenstrick wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      Lol, I've seen pretty much all of them circulating the forums over the past few months. Should have started a spreadsheet and I probably could have listed a lot more!

      :smiley: If you think of any more, please add them. Thanks heaps, again.
    • Posts: 1,243 Member
      edited May 2015
      Addicted to food/sugar/ice cream/insert your vice here!
    • Posts: 763 Member
      People can't eat Fast food, Ice cream cookie, cake, or drink alcohol or sugary drinks, and lose weight.
    • Posts: 17,890 Member
      IIFYM'ers never eat any vegetables.
    • Posts: 769 Member
      3 day juice detox will reset your metabolism.
    • Posts: 2,086 Member
      edited May 2015
      Juicing is the fountain of youth
      longer workouts are better
      Sweating means your losing weight
      Stress or cortisol make you gain weight
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    • Posts: 2,424 Member
      You'll die if you don't eat carbs, and even if you don't die, you can never exercise ever again.
      If you do LC and ever eat carbs again, you'll gain back all the weight you lost, which was all water weight, all 50 or 100 lbs of it.
      LC'ers never eat any fruit
    • Posts: 15,267 Member
      IIFYM means only eating ice cream and poptarts
      Certain foods will speed up your metabolism
      Anything Dr Oz says is a "good" thing
      You HAVE TO exercise to lose weight
      switching up your exercise makes you lose weight and get you out of a plateau
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