16 Myths About Weight Loss

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Myths About Weight Loss


There are many prejudices and preconceptions regarding to an important issue such as is slimming. Therefore it is worth taking a look at the following article where you can meet some of the myths about weight loss most widespread and its explanation.

16 Myths and Facts About Weight Loss


1.- To become slim you must eat many times a day


This is TRUE. The ideal is to eat every three hours (maximum) and a half hour (minimum). If more time is spent without food, then the fat is absorbed faster.

2.- Low-carb and high protein diets are the best for weight loss


FALSE. To lose weight, it is recommended to take a balanced diet plan where all the nutrients are included. You sfould do not believe in magic diets or those which are based on a single food group.



3.- Everything you eat at night turns into fat


It is FALSE. If a person usually eat several times a day in small amounts and keeps their own routine at night, not have to fatten in that span. Different is if you "save" to eat more at dinner (very common). In this case, the body convert fat intake.


4.- The more you exercise, more you become slim


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It is also FALSE. What sport or physical activity do is to speed up the metabolism, making calorie burning. However, someone who do not have a healthy diet will fail to lose weight just by spending hours in the gym.

5.- Red and green tea used to burn fat


TRUE. Both teas are excellent for weight loss, not only to burn fat, but also to reduce fluid accumulation. Is suggested three cups every day, the first fasting, with a small glass of lemon juice, pineapple or grapefruit, which cleans the blood and increases suggest digestion.

6.- Age is not a determining factor in the diets


This is FALSE. While no matter the years, everyone can dieting and slimming, it is certain that an adult will take longer to lose the same kilos of a teenager, for example.

7.- The blame of the "rebound effect" are diets express


It is totally TRUE. In this type of fast diets, you do not learn to eat well, but you suffer for one or two weeks, you lose weight and it is believed that these kilos will not reappear. However, this type of "miracles" all they do is mess up your metabolism and eating only certain food groups.

8.- Light foods slim


It is FALSE. There are many myths regarding green labeled products, reduced calorie, light or diet, as they are want to call. People often confuse these words with 0% calories and this is the mistake. The same applies to whole grains. For example, the black bread has more calories than white bread.

9.- You need to starve to lose weight


100% FALSE. We need to know what foods to eat, in what quantities and when. These are the keys to a good diet. And contrary to what you think, suffer and starve is counterproductive to the body. Because when the time comes intake, the person eats in despair, without considering the consequences.

10.- Drinking fluids with meals fattens


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TRUE. It is preferable not drink anything at lunch or dinner, so the stomach will focus only on the foods you need to fill. Water (or any beverage) generates a false sense of satiety that ends in 30 minutes. Then, the person returns to the kitchen, opened the fridge and eat. Without food, drinking water is vital because it releases toxins and low anxiety.

11.- There are foods 0%


FALSE. All foods have even a little fat, until the chicken breast without skin. To lose weight you need to remove the fried diet, use olive oil and consume more protein.

12.- Hot water removes fat


It is FALSE. It is believed that the body acts as a junk fat for food that can be removed with hot water without problems. The organism acts differently. To burn this fat several factors are needed, such as the food you eat and the calories they provide. Some foods speed up metabolism. Drinking tea or hot water after eating not remove adhering fat.

13.- It can be prepared "healthy fast food"


TRUTH. Fast foods are not always harmful to health, it all depends on how they are prepared. Salads are a clear example of healthy fast food and there are hundreds of different recipes.

14.- All natural food is beneficial to health


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It is a myth. This does not always happen as there are some products that are sold as natural and they are not. For example, fruits and vegetables may have agrochemicals, pesticides or be transgenic.

15.- Red meat is bad for health


It is FALSE. While beef, pork or lamb have fat and cholesterol, also provide nutrients such as iron, zinc and protein. The issue lies in the portions you eat and how often you serve at the table. What if, choose leaner cuts and remove the fat before cooking.

16.- Eating while you watch television fatts


Completely TRUE. If you're busy on something else (which may also be the PC, mobile, video games or even a book), you will not notice what you're eating. Therefore, not only you will eat anything but also did not know at what point you are satisfied.

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