20 Most Popular Nutrition Myths Busted: You Can Now Stop Following These Without A Second Thought

Thanks to the countless websites, magazines, and the random people we meet every day, the supply of nutrition advice and health hacks we have at our disposal were never before the same. Nearly every day we come to learn of a thing or two new. While some may seem worth giving a try, others turn out to be conflicting to what we would have read or heard before and leave us baffled, staring at the screen with our mouths half-open. And since most can’t afford (or don’t want to spend on) the services of nutritionists, these serve as our best resort. Whether or not their offerings prove to be fruitful is a different question altogether.

Although we applaud you for doing your best to keep yourself and your family in good health, we don’t want you to go ahead and follow every unnecessary advice coming your way. There may be a lot many of them you may be adhering to for years only to no avail. That is why we are going to put down 20 most surprising nutrition myths which are widely believed to be true.

The most crucial meal in a day is your breakfast

There can be no person on the planet who can deny having been told the importance of a healthy and fulfilling breakfast. It is backed with the explanation that a hearty meal is much-needed by our body after a long gap of 6-8 hours of sleeping and that it charges us for the day.

We aren’t going to say that this claim is entirely false. It may be beneficial for some and more so for those with increased nutritional requirements such as children, teens, pregnant or lactating women, diabetics, etc.

However, if you are someone trying to lose weight, giving up breakfast can help considerably. Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that requires you to give up your breakfast and have the other meals within 8 hours and fasting for the rest of the day. It is sworn by many as a great way to get in shape. Many other gains come with this diet such as proper blood sugar level and reduced inflammatory markers.

However, if you love having breakfast but wish to give intermittent fasting a try, you can still do it. You would have to give up your evening snacks and dinner in that case.

Have small but frequent meals to achieve optimum health

Eating small portions of meals more frequently is a method chosen by many as a means to enhance metabolism and foster weight loss.

But, if you are a healthy person, the size and frequency of meals don’t matter so much as that of you sticking to a chosen diet pattern.

That being said, those who have diabetes or irritable bowel syndrome are advised to eat smaller meals after short intervals.

Burning down all the calories you consume is all you have to do to lose weight

Sweating it out at the gym to keep the calories you consume from showing on your body is a step in the right direction but there are other considerations too which you need to keep in mind.

You can’t expect to see positive effects on your health by directing all your focus on your calorie intake and not giving a thought to all those other variables which have a bearing on your body weight.

To take an example, those who have hormonal imbalances, or are on certain medications, may find it harder to get the results even if there calorie intake may be just right.

Another thing wrong with this concept is that it gives no importance to our nutritional requirements. One doesn’t want to become deficient in any nutrient in the process of becoming fit.

Give up the High-fat foods

We are glad that this theory is gradually losing ground but there are still some who believe they are taking good care of their health by keeping any food rich in fat out of their diet.

What they need to understand is that dietary fat in a given quantity is essential for the proper functioning of the body. Also, when our body lacks in fat, we are more susceptible to become resistant to insulin, our triglyceride level can be severely affected, and these double our chances of developing heart diseases.

Surprisingly, diets high in fat are equally or even more effective for losing weight instead of one which is devoid of it.

It is obvious, though, that an extreme diet, be it too high or too low in fats, can be harmful, and mindful selection of foods is imperative.