Five Myths About “Light” Foods

How many grapefruit you must eat to convince that they don’t help you lose weight? How many spaghetti must be denied to you to realize that the real problem doesn’t lie there? Forget the myths you know and learn the whole truth: you don’t put on weight if you eat before you sleep. As long as you eat lightly.

Myth: Grapefruit, lemon and celery are fat soluble.
Fact: There are no fat-soluble food. These foods are indeed low in calories, but if you eat enough of them you may even increase your weight.

Myth: With every meal you should eat certain food combinations. Eg meat with vegetables instead of potatoes or rice, as the body can not correctly process different types of food simultaneously, resulting in weight gain.
Fact: Your digestive system is fully capable at any moment to process, absorb and store all kind of food. There are no combinations of food that ‘fatten’ you. What ‘fattens’ you is eating more calories than you need. Ofcourse a meal with meat and salad has fewer calories than the same amount of meat accompanied by potatoes. But when you eat a meal containing all the food groups mathcing your needs in both amount and calories, you are not likely to increase your weight.

Myth: If you want to “lose” your belly, do abs.
Fact: Unfortunately, you can not control where to lose weight. The abs will help you train your abdominal muscles, but if you do not cut down calories then the fat in the abdominal area will remain and your ribbed abs won’t be admired by ay one. The good news is that the combination of diet and physical activity (aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening exercises) accelerate the process of weight loss and results in a pretty and tight body. Furthermore, the systematic walking motions (‘burns’) the fat accumulated in the abdomen, while reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Myth: Carbohydrates ‘fatten’.
Fact: Increased consumption of calories, independent from their source, cause weight gain. In contrast to what is said for low-carbohydrate diets (low-carb diets), carbohydrates do not promote fat storage or cause insulin resistance. Moreover, people who follow low-carbohydrate diets lose weight temporarily, but one year after they have gained their lost weight and often weigh even more.

Myth: Eating before sleep ‘fattens’ you
Fact: The important thing is whtat you eat and not when you eat. Calories have the same effect on your body regardless of the time consumed. Reasearch has shown that eating regular meals, especially breakfast, helps in weight loss and even more when the meals are low in fat and avoid snacking between them.