6 DIET MYTHS FOR SUCKERS
Author: James Halm
Author: James Halm
For far too many folks, the manic desire to lose weight leads to a certain faith in some of the most inaccurate myths in the diet world. Pay attention to the daily news long enough and virtually anyone will come to recognize that misinformation, once repeated often enough, morphs into fact for far too many people. Politicians are adept at manipulating this unfortunate reality. They will repeat the same lie over and over until their audience just takes it as truth simply because they have heard it so often. Advertising, like politicians, will often play that same game. Instead of seeking votes, advertisers are after a boost in sales which leads to an ensuing increase in profits. The dieting industry is no exception. Lots of weight loss advertising is loaded with widely accepted "truths" which are not true at all. But once something has been said so often, it is believed. Unfortunately, in the end consumers are the losers in this formula but that fact does not discourage the mythology. So like the famous movie ghost busters, what follows is a listing of some of the more commonly accepted diet lies that most everyone accepts as gospel. Time to bust these myths. 1. Being overweight or even obese is genetic. It runs in the family. Let's start with the bad news. Factors like metabolic rate are inherited. If there is slow metabolism in the family, it does effect body weight. But the fact is, slow metabolism does not, in most instances, seal ones fate. What really counts is this: what you eat, how much of it you take in every day and how much you exercise. Food and physical activity trump metabolism. Lose this excuse to lose weight. 2. Grapefruit is the magic pill of dieting. There are diets that promote grapefruit as the shortcut to losing weight. The fact is, like most all fruits, grapefruit is good for you and ought to be a part of sensible food consumption. However, it has no magical fat burning qualities or capabilities that will independently create the perfect body. Make grapefruit part of your healthy menu but forget about relying on it to do a whole lot more than most other good foods. 3. Eliminate carbohydrates from your menu. Like most myths, this does have a grain of truth. Some carbs are not good for dieters and will, after being consumed, turn into body fat. But others are in fact good for you and enhance the fat burning processes within your body. The purpose here is to explode the myth, not provide the list of good and bad carbohydrates. You can do a little research and get all that information easily. The bottom line is simple: eat the carbs that help with weight loss, skip the ones that add to the fat load. 4. For gosh sakes, do not eat fat. To get this right, just understand that it is important to cut back on if not eliminate dangerous fat. It is however equally important to actually increase the intake of good fat. A little investigation will identify which is which. But the point is, do not believe the no fat myth. 5. Than there is the avoid white food fantasy. Stupidity reigns within this idea. There are plenty of white foods that are good for you and should be consumed to stoke the fat burning process. The reality is that the color of food is of zero significance. What counts is what the food contains relative to what is good or bad for health and diet. There is no proper food color chart. 6. Eat less by skipping meals or fasting. Look, the truth is simple: eat more often during each day and consume more of the foods that will enhance your weight loss efforts. By the way, skipping meals slows metabolism and that is fully counterproductive of burning fat. Smart dieters ignore the myths and lose the weight. They eat what helps them slim down and avoid what works against their goals. Often times they actually eat more food, more often but their bodies react by effectively burning fat and thus they lose weight. Forget the misinformed conventional wisdom. Get the facts and get the body you desire. When properly informed, it is much easier than most people imagine.
MYTH BUSTING UNCONVENTIONAL DIETAbout the Author:
I am a career entrepreneur currently involved in starting a franchising business, running a nonprofit, taking occasional contract assignments and building a work from home online business.
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