subject: Weight Loss and Dieting Myths [print this page] In the (health) weight loss industry there is a lot of information and advice available and accessible to the public at large. Some of this information is confusing, contradicting and misleading. Theres a joke doing rounds that warns against reading too many health books. You might just end up dying of a misprint. I am sure you have heard your fair share of dieting myths or weight loss lies, some of which you probably do not know are actual "myths".I will cover some of these myths below 1. If you exercise often, you can eat anything you want Definitely the above statement is not true. Your weight loss endeavours will be hindered if you do not watch what you eat even if you are a regular exerciser. As rule of thumb, you should eat from the earth. Avoid pre-packaged food such as chips, sauce, cookies, no-perishables etc. Meat, fish, water vegetables, grains, fruit are eating from the ground. Without change in eating habits, exercise alone has minimal impact on your weight loss efforts. Weight loss trials (conducted by Dr Kelly Shaw from the Dept. of Health Human Services of Australia) found that modifying your diet has a greater impact on weight loss than just exercise. Therefore combining good eating habits and exercise will yield best results in your effort to lose weight. 2. Carbohydrates are not good avoid them Carbohydrates have been single out as the cause of most evils in our health. It has bee alleged that they cause many ailments from gingivitis to depression (the list is too long to mention here). Some of the benefits of eating carbs are as follows: They help you built muscle. Muscle will increase the calories your body burns (or your metabolic rate). Carbs are our number one source of energy. Research from Childrens Hospital and Brigham & Womens Hospital, both in Boston, suggest that good fats and high fibre carbohydrates can keep your metabolism from slowing down. The low=glycaemic group in the study felt less hungry and had lower levels of heart-threatening triglycerides and C-reactive protein, an inflammatory compound associated with heart attack risk. 3. All slim people are healthy Most people think if you are slim you are healthy or healthier than fat people. This is just a myth, just because you look thin outside (or not overweight) does not mean you are not fat. Some slim people have deposit of internal fat, these internal fats can occupy or surround vital organs like liver, the heart etc. and can be a health risk as much as the more obvious external fat. A team led by Dr. J Bell, a professor of molecular imaging at Imperial College, London conducted a research by scanning about 800 people with MRI machines to create fat maps showing where people store fat. According to Dr Bells findings people who maintain their weight through diet rather than physical exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are otherwise slim. Slim people should therefore try to combine their diet plan with physical exercise to ensure that they get rid of internal fat.
Weight Loss and Dieting Myths
By: Dennis
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