whats the worst "food myth" you have heard?
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Hmm...This isn't a "diet" myth necessarily, but my aunt believes that the only healthy people in the world (aside from her, and she is quite overweight for her size) are skinny people....oh, and i hate when people hate on carbs/sugar/salt....and when my brother says things like "you should start eating paleo, I lost 8 pounds in a month eating a pound of bacon every day"--I think my arteries clog just from hearing him speak....
See, I am not all together certain eating bacon makes your arteries clog. I think that one is a big myth too.
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totally true, kind of.hmmm ... so many. sodium is the devil and sugar is the devil's evil little henchman. but you can't eat artificial sweeteners, either, unless you want to grow an extra appendage before dying from cancer.0 -
FALSE as far as the fat clogging artery portion...OMG people have no clue when it comes to cholesterolBroken biscuits don't count, because they aren't whole biscuits.
Biscuits that you eat in the dark don't count, because you can't see them.
Really thin biscuits don't count if you eat them side-on, I guess because they are really thin and therefore you kind-of can't see them either...
Anyone seeing a recurring theme here?!
I also read on here somewhere the other day - if you eat too much fat your liver turns it into insulin so that will make your insulin resistance worse.
Also I feel a need to comment on some other things I've seen, though I haven't read the whole way through this thread.
Fruits are full of sugar which is bad, IF you eat a lot of them IF you are, for example, diabetic. High blood sugar is not conducive to weight loss.
Dietary fat clogs your arteries. Someone said this is one of those myths. If not from your diet, where do you think that circulating fat comes from? Why do you think things like the Atkins diet that encourage people to eat more fat result in statistically higher rates of heart disease and atherosclerosis? It is absorbed from your gut, metabolised by your liver and packaged into lipoproteins to be transported around your body for storage. Too many lipoproteins of a certain kind get eaten up by other cells and sit in the walls of your blood vessels. Ergo, fat clogging arteries.
I am going to stop reading this post now, reading some of this non-sense is raising my Blood pressure (False, you can't actually feel blood pressure, hence hypertension is known as the "silent killer" in the medical world)
I would love you to explain to me how you think the fat gets there.
Cows don't eat fat. Cows are full of fat. Your body makes fat all on it's own. It's true. It's science.0 -
Popcorn is filled with proteins.
Dark chocolate won't make you fat because of the antioxidants.
(^ both of these were from the same lady... smh lol)
Other gems:
Dairy slows down your metabolism
You have to eat every few hours or your muscles will start eating themselves
Your body can only digest 600 calories at a time, if you eat any more than that in one sitting it will turn straight to fat
Oh and then something about apple cider vinegar. I remember taking a shot of that evey day because I thought it was good for me and it was the nastiest tasting thing on the planet.0 -
Bump. These myths are just too good. Have to save them for later.0
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That you should never go more than a few hours without eating. What, so you get up in the middle of the night to eat handfuls of almonds??? Just silly.0
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if you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding. how can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
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That you should never go more than a few hours without eating. What, so you get up in the middle of the night to eat handfuls of almonds??? Just silly.
Not supporting this myth, but when I get up in the middle of the night with the baby I'll just have a quick couple of egg whites. Sounds silly but I just like a lil midnight protein boost!0 -
if you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding. how can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?
^^ awesome
I knew I was missing something so I googled it. Oh. Well, now I don't feel old anymore...0 -
I've played flight of the buble bee... spoon slapping (even shirtless) would be a tremendous feat!!!!:drinker:peeking through my window and seeing me shirtless spoon slaping flight of the bumblee will cause you to go blind0 -
'Red Bull gives you wings'
so disappointed when I found out this was a myth.0 -
That diet and lite and low fat "foods" are actually good for you. No. A sugar free/low carb/low fat/diet chocolate bar is still unhealthy.
Oh and "fattening foods". Apparently nuts and cheese have calories which are "fattening" but things like pasta and bread don't. hmm
I hate when people claim drinking water makes them too bloated, water actually helps that sorta thing.0 -
That diet and lite and low fat "foods" are actually good for you. No. A sugar free/low carb/low fat/diet chocolate bar is still unhealthy.
Oh and "fattening foods". Apparently nuts and cheese have calories which are "fattening" but things like pasta and bread don't. hmm
I hate when people claim drinking water makes them too bloated, water actually helps that sorta thing.
I gotta admit, after years of gorging myself on soda, it took a long time to sell me the idea of guzzling water. I bought a quart-sized water bottle, drank 3 and the next day I'd gained 8 pounds... scared the heck out of me!
I'm okay now though
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Dietary fat makes one fat
Carbs make you fat
Only an excess of calories makes one gain weight0 -
Crust makes your hair curly! :noway:
I love me some crust lol0 -
"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
Are they really? Is this true or a myth?0 -
Are you sure that wasn't just a homophobic rant?"fruits are bad because they are full of sugar"
This made me LOL!0 -
"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
Are they really? Is this true or a myth?
It's a myth lol. That was internet sarcasm.
Wait, I should probably clarify. It's a myth other than the part that peanuts cause people with peanut allergies to have possibly life threatening reactions, obviously.0 -
"fruits are bad because they are full of sugar"
My trainer says this all the time. He also told me I'm fat because I eat carbs and will continue to be fat until I stop eating them. Apparently doing cardio 3-4 times a week, strength training 3 times a week and staying at or under my caloric needs doesn't mean anything and nothing will change until I cut out carbs. Carbs. The source of all evil. The reason I'm fat....apparently.
I don't talk to him about nutrition anymore.
I think that is true for some people. If you are prediabetic (make excessive insulin and probably somewhat insulin resistant) eating carbs will cause calories to be stored as fat, as insulin will prevent sugar from being used as energy in your cells.0 -
Mushrooms are contain more fat than any other vegetable. ridiculous...
Huh??? Never heard that myth before.
Mushrooms tend to absorb more flavor and fat than other vegetables when sauteed in butter or oil, which is why they are a great replacement for beef in burgers. But raw, no, most certainly not!0 -
Broken biscuits don't count, because they aren't whole biscuits.
Biscuits that you eat in the dark don't count, because you can't see them.
Really thin biscuits don't count if you eat them side-on, I guess because they are really thin and therefore you kind-of can't see them either...
Anyone seeing a recurring theme here?!
I also read on here somewhere the other day - if you eat too much fat your liver turns it into insulin so that will make your insulin resistance worse.
Also I feel a need to comment on some other things I've seen, though I haven't read the whole way through this thread.
Fruits are full of sugar which is bad, IF you eat a lot of them IF you are, for example, diabetic. High blood sugar is not conducive to weight loss.
Dietary fat clogs your arteries. Someone said this is one of those myths. If not from your diet, where do you think that circulating fat comes from? Why do you think things like the Atkins diet that encourage people to eat more fat result in statistically higher rates of heart disease and atherosclerosis? It is absorbed from your gut, metabolised by your liver and packaged into lipoproteins to be transported around your body for storage. Too many lipoproteins of a certain kind get eaten up by other cells and sit in the walls of your blood vessels. Ergo, fat clogging arteries.
Actually, just to clarify, high blood sugar makes you lose weight. Low blood sugar causes you to gain weight. High blood sugar is really bad for you and has negative long term effects, but it does not stop weight loss.
What?
High blood sugar leads to more insulin release which leads to more uptake of glucose into cells where it is converted into storage carbohydrates, which stay in your body. Low blood glucose leads to glucagon release which leads to glycogen store breakdown to give you glucose to fuel your cells.
Erm ... insulin resistance DECREASES uptake of glucose into cells, where it belongs, and leaves it sitting in the blood, where it causes high blood sugars and all of the problems diabetics encounter.0 -
The carbs you eat after going to the gym don't count....Huh?!
Well they are less likely to be stored as fat, but instead get stored as glycogen in your muscles, as you presumably have depleted that after the gym0 -
Are you sure that wasn't just a homophobic rant?"fruits are bad because they are full of sugar"
This made me LOL!
OH GOD ME TOO0 -
Spunk is a good protein source
...Isn't it? :O
Yes dear, ignore that previous statement
spunk is not a significant source of protein..... but is an awesome source of iron! Honest... they had nutritional breakdown in Maxim magazine years ago :drinker: drink up!0 -
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.
A banana has about 100 calories. I think most of us can fit that into our diet. I eat one every day.0 -
From my MIL (who has also repeated many of the others here): eggs would be good for you if you could eat them raw. Frying them hydrogenates the oils, that's why they get hard/solid.
(And here I was believing my biology prof when she told us cooking things like eggs denatures the proteins, which causes them to turn white and become solid)0 -
Today my housemate told Me that diet coke makes you gain weight. I don't drink diet coke but am now going to drink an entire carton of diet coke in aweek just to prove that I won't gain weight. She's buying them so how could I refuse. I love being right
There is research that suggests that artificial sweeteners lead to an insulin response (depends which one you use - google it) and thus it is likely. .0 -
maybe im wrong but im pretty sure you can only gain with a calorie surplus (not taking into account some sort of medical issue)Today my housemate told Me that diet coke makes you gain weight. I don't drink diet coke but am now going to drink an entire carton of diet coke in aweek just to prove that I won't gain weight. She's buying them so how could I refuse. I love being right
There is research that suggests that artificial sweeteners lead to an insulin response (depends which one you use - google it) and thus it is likely. .0 -
my mother in law used to swear that thick cut chips( fries) were ok and better than thin ones, because when you fried them they didn't absorb so much fat. :noway:0
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cold water burns calories because your body has to warm it up to use it...if that were true wouldn't ice cream be the same?
That's right, because ice cream and water have the same number of calories.0
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