20 Most Popular Nutrition Myths Busted: You Can Now Stop Following These Without A Second Thought (3 of 5)

Pay more attention to your macronutrient ratio instead of diet quality

As much as the macro experts on the internet insist on your macronutrient ratio being the single most thing to be paid attention to if the target is lower body weight, the health risks associated with it offset its effectiveness.

Although you can tweak your macro ratios a little and notice some benefits but relying solely on it is something you must refrain from. A diet that is rich in nutritional value and can be followed easily without making many compromises is the one to go for.

Opt for diet foods and those foods which are low in fat

Often, diet foods are nothing but an attempt by companies to prevent losing their old customers who have now become health conscious. There is merely anything different about them and are as unhealthy, and sometimes, even more, as compared to their regular (non-diet) counterparts.

For nearly every food item, there is a diet or low fat or a healthier substitute under any different label available. Just a closer look at the ingredients should be sufficient for you to make out that they are no different and that you are being fooled and overcharged in the name of you being provided a healthy alternative to your favorite snack.

Don’t waste money on supplements

Saying that naturally occurring alternatives to supplements should be your preference is correct but calling them a waste of money is a bit of an exaggeration. There are a host of nutrients that our body needs in varying proportions and matching this requirement only through foods is not an easy feat. Then are factors such as allergies, difficulty by our bodies to absorb certain foods, etc. which have to be taken into consideration.

Then some people may be diabetic or might be on medications such as on statins, birth control pills, and many others who can benefit immensely from the use of supplements and should never be advised otherwise.

To take an example, magnesium along with Vitamin B supplement is known to be great for diabetics for its positive effects on the blood glucose level.

Other categories of people who must not shy away from tapping to supplements to boost their health are the ones who are on any sort of restrictive diet, are pregnant, or breastfeeding, or crossed their fifties.

Calcium supplements are a must for maintaining bone health

You can now breathe a sigh of relief if you have always been more concerned about the side-effects of supplements than them supplementing your diet. It has been proven through research that it’s best to take in this mineral through natural sources and supplements should be avoided as far as possible. Full cream yogurt, certain types of beans, and sardines are a few foods in which calcium is present in fairly good concentrations.

Some studies have shown a direct link between reliance on calcium supplements and increased chances of facing heart issues at later stages in life. The disheartening part is that there is no proof of them saving you from osteoporosis or lowering your risk of fracturing your bones.