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8 Urban Myths about Foods
« on: August 02, 2007, 03:15:53 AM »

8 Urban Myths about Foods - Absurd concepts about what and how we eat
By: Stefan Anitei, Science Editor - Softpedia



Urban myths have some common points: they are absurd, and the more absurd they are, the more widespread they get. Myths about food make some people pay attention rather to what an illiterate has to say than a doctor in nutrition. However, in many cases, these myths manage to confuse and mystify even educated people. Here are 8 busted myths:

1. Drinking too much coffee can indeed induce sluggishness, unnatural and unhealthy heart beats, and can trigger heart problems. Sleep is affected and the caffeine can make you lose calcium through urine.

But moderate amounts have been proven to protect the skin against UV radiation, and are beneficial against eye spasm, gout, muscular and joint pain. They also decrease insulin levels. Moreover, coffee increases sexual drive!

Still, pregnant women should limit their consumption of caffeine to a maximum of 300 mg daily (about 4 cups of instant coffee),

2. A common myth says that you should avoid high-cholesterol eggs. "Although they contain cholesterol, it is now known that cholesterol from our diet has little influence on blood cholesterol concentrations in healthy people," said Lisa Miles, Nutrition Scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation.

"Eggs are a source of protein. They also provide vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, niacin, biotin and vitamin B12."

We should add that they are one of the richest sources of iron, calcium and phosphorus for the organism. Eggs for breakfast have been proven to induce a lower calorie consumption for the rest of the day!

3. "Five-a-day" pre-packed salads will bring all the vitamins necessary daily. This is just advertising!

"It's much better to buy fresh and make your own. Pre-packaged salad is very expensive and has been cut up so the vitamin content is reduced or non-existent. It is washed in a chlorine solution and prepared in a way that means it doesn't appear to deteriorate even though it may be up to a month old", explained nutritional therapist Jane Frank.

4. Fat is totally bad for you. Wait a minute: this is true only for the artery-hardening saturated fats, like animal lard! But your body requires 'good fats' for its health.

Polyunsaturated fats from sunflower, soya, sesame and corn oils, monounsaturated fats like olive and rapeseed oils and omega 3 fats (essential fatty acids which cannot be synthesized in the body in sufficient levels) from oily fish like pilchards, sardines, salmon and mackerel are crucial for our normal functioning.

Do not forget that some vitamins are found only associated with fat, like vitamin A and D, while some hormones are just fats, like the sex hormones (testosterone, progesterone) and stress hormones (cortisol).

5. Skipping breakfast will help you slim!

Actually, it’s quite the opposite. Skipping breakfast rises the need to overcompensate and eat more (and often junk food) later in the day, even have copious dinners. Just before sleeping, when all that you have ingested several hours before goes right to the fat stores. If you want to get slim, what you have to do is the opposite: light dinners!

6. "Diet" drinks satisfy a sweet tooth while keeping you slim.

"Sugar substitutes are 1000 sweeter than sugar so they are
going to make you crave far more of the stuff! You can lose sweet cravings but not if you eat or drink things with sugar substitutes in. It's much better to drink plenty of water and eat fresh fruit" said Liz Tucker, health and wellbeing consultant.

"One theory is that the high sweetness of all soft drinks makes a person more prone to eat sugary, fattening foods. Another is that the caramel content of soft drinks promotes metabolic changes that lead to insulin resistance," said Dr. Ramachandran Vasan, professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, senior author of a recent study showing that "light" sodas induce the same effects as sugary sodas: metabolic syndrome issues, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, elevated levels of the blood triglycerides (saturated fats) and low levels of the artery-protecting HDL cholesterol.

7. Fresh food is a waste. In fact, juice extractors are fabulous for using up any 'surplus.'

"Frozen, chilled, canned and dried fruit and vegetables all also count towards five a day, as does 100% juice." said Miles. Moreover, dried fruits or fresh fruits juices are much tastier and healthy, without the huge amounts of added sugar and additives. Drink natural juices, not water mixed with sugar!

8. Chocolate is regarded as the devil's temptation, do not touch it, it instantly makes you fat!

Researches have proved that chocolate has numerous beneficial effects on your health: it has antibiotic properties, boosts memory, increases brain's levels of serotonin ("feel good" hormone), acts like a neuronal disinhibitor that increases audacity, attraction, excitement, and giddiness; improves the blood circulation, with good effects on preventing heart disease, brain aging and ... of course, boosting erection!

It is also rich in iron and magnesium. A 1999 research at Harvard University even discovered that chocolate consumers live almost one year more than those who do not eat chocolate.

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Re: 8 Urban Myths about Foods
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2012, 10:06:59 AM »
Just avoid softdrinks (poisonous, killing you softly)

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