We have seen lots of myths in the mind of people about their health, so we called up a nutrition expert and asked her about a few myths. Here are the list of twelve common myths and fact about those.
#1 Myth: Nuts are strict NO-NO if you want to lose weight.
Fact: Nuts are an excellent source of proteins they usually contain healthy fats that do not clog arteries. Hence nuts can definitely be a part of a healthy weight loss program provided they are taken in the right proportion (as they say excess of anything is bad).
#2 Myths: Medical tests are useful for the human body.
Fact: The medical community strongly advocates that regular tests of patients suffering from a particular illness is beneficial but contradictory to this they may actually pose a threat to a person’s health. This stands true for almost all kinds of prevalent tests these days that are done for cancer or various other diseases. Some of these tests use radiations that may prove harmful for the human body and hence may damage various cell in the body including the cancerous cells. These days the treatment of a disease is focused more rather than the prevention, hence it is the money which talks and not the disease.
#3 Myths: Lifting weights may bulk up your body and is not recommended if u want to lose weight.
Fact: Only intense weight training combined with genetic background is responsible for making the body bulky. Lifting light weights and doing activities like push ups or crunches do not necessarily add bulk to one’s body instead the help in losing and maintaining weight.
#4 Myths: Skipping meals helps in reducing weight.
Fact: One of the biggest myths regarding weight loss is that skipping of meals helps in reducing weight however it is highly untrue since a person who skips meals initially feels hungry later on, and hence tends to eat more as compared to person who takes his meals regularly. It has been seen that people who skip breakfast have heavy bodies as compared to those who have breakfast. One should not skip meals instead small quantities of food should be eaten at regular intervals in order to lose weight.
#5 Myths: Sunscreen protects you from the sun’s harmful rays.
Fact: Advertising industry is constantly promoting the use of sunscreen lotions amongst people these days saying that they prevent skin cancer, however the converse is true sunscreen lotions rather promote skin cancers. The sunscreen industry makes money a share of which is donated to the cancer industry. The sunscreen lotions contain harmful chemicals which may aggravate skin diseases. These products block the body’s absorption of ultraviolet radiation which produces vitamin-D which is the major vitamin that reduces cancer in woman. The sunscreen products contain harmful chemicals that enter the human bloodstream through the skin (porous) and hence prove harmful.
#6 Myths: A fat free diet contains “NO” calories.
Fact: A low fat or fat free diet is one which contains calories but in lower proportion as compared to the full fat product. Generally these products contain lower or same amount of fat or calories. Sometimes some low fat products contain added sugars or extra ingredients which rather increase or add calories. These extra ingredients are actually added to improve or add taste to the product.
#7 Myths: Natural or herbal weight-loss products are safe and effective.
Fact: The natural or herbal products available in the market for the purpose of weight reduction are not necessarily safe. Most of the times these products are not tested and sold without any laboratory tests. The popularity of these products has increased over the years because they claim that they are made of herbs which do not harm the human body. However this is not true as some herbal products contain ephedra which caused serious health problems in the U.S.A. it is now banned.
#8 Myths: Vaccines prevent diseases and increase immunity.
Fact: The term immunity refers to the resistance of a person’s body against diseases. Similarly immunization refers to the injection of foreign proteins to the human body of a particular kind in order to increase the immunity. Medical research has however proved that direct injection of such proteins makes the recipient more susceptible or affected to the diseases in future. Hence vaccines actually do exactly the opposite of what they should do.
#9 Myths: Mild exercise and active living improves your fitness
Fact: The advances in the field of technology and the population correlate with the decline of the human health. It is due to the advancement in technology that life has become easier and everything seems to be so convenient .due to this factor mild exercises don’t’ really leave an impact on our bodies anymore like they did on our ancestors. Only moderate to vigorous forms of exercise can show fruitful results in today’s times in order to remain fit. Mild exercise such as walking, gardening or other leisure activities do not help in keeping our bodies fit, heart healthy and bones strong. This is mainly due to reduction in the physical activities these days. Hence it can be concluded that to be fit in today’s world one cannot afford to rely on mild exercises.
#10 Myths: Fluoride Prevents Tooth Decay.
Fact: The highest selling tooth pastes these days seem to promote their product by saying that they contain fluoride which is useful in the prevention of tooth decay. However it is the biggest scientific fraud ever promoted by the government in order to sell products, as fluoride does not prevent tooth decay. Consuming fluoride is actually harmful for the health and human body. Consumption of large quantities of fluoride may be the cause of osteoporosis, cancer, auto immune diseases and also may cause disruption of DNA repair enzymes by 50%.
#11 Myths: Fast foods are always an unhealthy choice and you should not eat them when dieting.
Fact: One of the myths that concern the human health is that fast foods are an unhealthy choice and hence should be avoided while on dieting. Actually fast foods if taken in proper quantity at proper time can prove useful during a weight loss program.
#12 Myths: Dairy products are fattening and unhealthy.
Fact: Dairy products that are low-fat or fat-free like skim milk, cheese etc. are equally nutritious as whole milk dairy products since they contain lesser no. of calories they are not actually fattening. Our body needs nutrients that are provided by dairy products for its growth and various other processes such as strengthening of bones building of muscles and for proper functioning of organs of our body.
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