Top 5 Food Myths

Hi friends...
                      We all eat to live...the problem arises when we live to eat...it is as simple as that...fitness?forget it until you eat right...let us see some popular myths about eating and why they are myths....

1.SKIPPING MEALS HELPS YOU LOSE WEIGHT

                   Skipping meals may not help you lose weight unless you skip taking food for days(which is very unhealthy)..want to know why?
               Whenever you skip a meal,your body goes into a power saving mode,by decreasing your metabolism...and mind you,metabolism is what that consumes the chunk of the calories you take with each meal...so no meal,less metabolism and less calories burned..this is especially true about breakfast,which literally help your body warm up for the entire day's work..
               Second,studies have proved that people who skip a meal tend to overeat their next meal..that is,significantly more than they eat when they don't skip a meal..
               So friends,eat well to look well...only thing matters is what you eat..you can eat some heavy dishes for a breakfast,be a little mild for the lunch and dinner,as light as possible..

2. FAT FREE=WEIGHT LOSS

                   People are desperate to loss weight so anything that bears the tag 'fat free' is a hot item int the market? Is fat free=weight loss?a big no

              First of all,most of the calories we take each day are not from fats...instead they come from carbs(carbohydrates)..sugar is a simple carbohydrate whereas what we get from cereals are somewhat more complex..fat free or not,at the end of the day,what counts is the calories you take in...so watch out for the carbs too!

3.GLYCEMIC INDEX IS A TRUSTWORTHY INDICATOR

                  Not at all...although this is a revolutionary concept that helped many diabetics,this can be quiet tricky at times

Glycemic index is a ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 according to the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating. Foods with a high GI are those which are rapidly digested and absorbed and result in marked fluctuations in blood sugar levels.

                 So, naturally,a cup of rice is better than sugar with the same calories and fruit juice is better than coke..but the rapidity of absorption of carbs,depends on many factors..presence of fiber,fat etc..so foods which contain more fat have a low GI.Believe it or not,a Mars bar has a lower GI than a piece of watermelon!!!obviously the latter is healthy...so please let your commonsense play its part..

4. EGGS KILL YOUR HEART

            Egg yolk is rich in cholesterol...and yes,cholesterol is one of the bad guys that clogs your arteries...but not eating eggs for fear of the cholesterol is missing a super-food loaded with premium protein..studies have proved that a healthy man can take 1 egg a day without increasing the risk of heart disease..because,more than cholesterol,it is trans fats that kills your heart...and egg has NONE of it..and the saturated fat from a large egg is only 10% of your recommended daily in take..and it gives 6 g of protein..mind you,egg albumin is the reference protein(something which is a benchmark for other proteins)so  go...grab your egg..

5.DIET SODAS ARE GOOD

         Yeah!true...but only when compared to sugared sodas! you get nothing...literally nothing from a diet sodas..not even energy!and they may give you an acidity..so why waste money on them?grab a lemon juice..it has plenty of vitamin C.Or get some water if you are thirsty!if you really want a soda...then take it..occasionally.