Wellness - General Health | 6-18 yrs
10 Nutrition And Food Myths Debunked
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Nutrition plays a major role in influencing our eating habits and keeping us healthy. People with knowledge of nutrition use that knowledge to make healthy food choices. So, it is important to gain and improve nutritional knowledge.
Lack of accurate knowledge about nutrition affects our health, as we believe and adopt many widely prevalent health practices that are not backed by any scientific research. Let’s look at some such health myths by going through this ClipBook.
Myth 1: Sugar Make Kids Hyper
If a child eats cotton candy, a chocolate bar or any other kind of sugary treat, will a hyperactive frenzy follow? While some parents may swear that the answer is "yes," research shows that it's just not true.
Myth 2: You Should Drink 8 Glasses Of Water A Day
We’ve all heard that we are supposed to drink 8 glasses of water a day but there is no scientific research to back this. No one is arguing that our bodies don’t need to be properly hydrated; we are in fact 75 percent water. But, how much water we ...
Myth 3: Eggs Are Bad For Your Heart
Eggs can be a part of a balanced diet, despite their perceived ‘bad’ reputation due to their cholesterol content. A boiled, poached or scrambled egg can be a healthy option. Just watch out for what you add to them.
Myth 4: Carbohydrates Are Making You Fat
Carbs are not your enemy. In fact, that's not what's making you fat. Find out what makes carbohydrates essential for our diets.
Myth 5: Raw Vegetables Are Healthier Than Cooked
Raw vegetables aren't always healthier. Cooking is crucial to our diets. It helps us digest food without expending huge amounts of energy.
Myth 6: Nuts Are Too Fattening
For years, fats have been needlessly shunned from many diets, believing that calories from fat contribute to unhealthy weight gain. However, healthy fats are now considered a pillar of balanced diet, with nuts paving the way into a new era.
Myth 7: Food Cravings Indicate Nutrition Deficiencies
If cravings were an indicator of nutritional deficiency, we'd all crave fruits and vegetables. The fact that we all want high carb, high fat comfort foods, is a pretty good indicator that cravings aren't related to deficiencies.
Myth 8: Diet Soda Helps You To Lose Weight
Diet soda will not help you lose weight, it may do just the opposite! A growing number of studies link the consumption of diet soda with weight gain.
Myth 9: Spicy Food Causes Ulcer
For decades, doctors believed that ulcers, or peptic ulcer diseases were caused by eating lots of spicy or highly acidic foods. People who developed ulcers were put on strict, bland diets. Boring food, however, didn't seem to cure the pain. It is ...
Myth 10: Eating Extra Protein Builds Muscles
Seems like everyone at the gym is doing it: filling up on protein to bulk up those biceps. But it's a misconception. Eating extra protein actually doesn't do much toward boosting your muscle mass and strength.
