European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Body sunday a Rah 20071 q d q o d3 d u u be d 0 c a dont Swallow these popular nutrition myths myths about nutrition seem to linger for years just like Urban legends remember the one about Grapefruit burning fat what about Coffee stunting your growth maybe youre still holding to the belief that Gelatin will make your nails stronger no doubt youve fallen for a few weightless myths too its easy to do with the continual crop of fad diets promising a Quick fix who can forget the cider vinegar and cabbage soup diets now desperate dieters Are turning to options such As the master cleanse or lemonade diet and other so called detox diets All too often these extreme weightless regimens Are popularized in the pages of celebrity Maga Zines other food fads that May be trendy but come up Short on True benefits include the raw food move ment based on the false premise that cooking kills vital food enzymes required for digestion and food which is the farfetched concept that starches and proteins should not be eaten in the same meal because they somehow compete with each other for National nutrition month the american dietetic association Ada is encouraging us to be 100 percent fad the associations theme for this year that Means focusing on your Overall health and not the latest diet craze it also Means seeking the truth about food rather than falling for popular myths that May Lead you astray in Honor of this years theme weve put together a quiz to help you separate food fact from fiction see if you can spot the nutrition myths Chicago the notion that Olive Oil has fewer calories than other fats is a myth myth or fact 1 calories eaten at night Are More fattening myth it is total calories that count not the time of Day you eat them Many diet books May warn against eating after 8 but there is no witching hour that makes food More Likely to adhere to your hips that said avoiding lat night eating May be a smart strategy to help you eat less said dietitian Elisa Zied of new York City people who dont eat All Day and then come Home and devour everything in sight Are probably eating More than they think so space your meals throughout the Day and keep track of total calories not the clock 2 fasting helps rid the body of toxins myth a fast May give you the perception of cleaning out your body impurities but there is no scientific evidence that this is True Zied said our body is pretty self sufficient we have our own detox system that filters out harmful products on a daily dont need to deprive your body of food to make that happen nor will fasting keep weight off the Promise of losing 8 pounds overnight May be alluring but this is water weight not it Likely will be regained just As quickly remember easy off easy on plus Lon term fasting could be risky 3 skipping breakfast helps you lose weight myth studies show that breakfast skip pers actually compensate for those missed calories by eating More through out the Day and you have to eat the right food if you grab Only a doughnut you May be ravenous before lunch because of a rapid Rise and fall in blood sugar Zied said she suggested a morning meal that contained fiber and protein people who regularly eat breakfast tend to have better Luck losing weight and keeping it off 4 your body cant Tell the difference be tween Honey and sugar fact Honey seems to have a More natural Appeal and some people claim its less fattening but As far As your body is concerned there is no difference if you dip into your sugar bowl or squirt from your Honey Bear bottle Honey and sugar Are both broken Down into glucose and fructose Honey is a bit sweeter than sugar so you might use less but that the Only Benefit raw sugar Turbi Nado sugar Brown sugar and evaporated Cane juice Are All basically the same too they May be slightly less refined than White sugar but that Only Means More molasses which is nutritionally insignificant and by the Way sugar does not cause diabetes another popular nutrition bogus claims a claim is too Good to be True if it says lose 2 pounds or More per week without dieting eat what you want and youll lose weight weight loss will be permanent even after using the product blocks the absorption of fat or calories safely lose More than 3 pounds per week for More than four weeks the product causes substantial weight loss for All users lose weight by wearing this on your body or rubbing that into your skin source Federal Trade commission
