Top 7 of harmful dietary myths

These statements are driven into us for years, but in fact they They are nothing more than myths that have no relation to reality. A similar myths are harmful to our health.

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1. It is impossible to eat after 18.00 (19.00, 20.00, etc. in different versions)

There is no universal time after that person should stop eating. In many countries, the practice later dinner, but the people there did not suffer from obesity. It is important to correctly and gently extinguish hunger spasms, and not to follow some strange graphics.

2. Carbohydrates make us fat

Only if the doctors do not exclude from your diet carbohydrates on medical reasons, be sure to eat foods containing them, because they are absolutely necessary for the healthy eating . For example, the brain is required to normal operation of 130 g of carbohydrates per day. They are needed to produce serotonin, Carbohydrates also give us energy for sports.

3. caveman diet is ideal, because we all once were cavemen

Absolutely delusional assumption. When was the last time you chasing their steak with a bow and arrow, before you eat it? The diet caveman not included grain, dairy products, beans, salt and sugar. Many of them are needed by the body to protect it from all sorts of diseases.

4. You can eat on the blood group

No scientific evidence of good diet for blood group does not exist. Another marketing ploy for sellers of various programs weight loss.

5. Juice diet is useful and necessary cleansing

The liver and kidneys detoxify our body. They were removed from there and all junk foods and toxins. Feed on some juices can not - they have no protein fat, fiber and fatty acids which are essential for balanced healthy eating . If your body is not getting proteins with food, it will begin to "cannibalize" muscle mass.

6. Eating fat makes us fat

And "by vinegar Cooks" by "baking dobreyut" but "from the mustard upset" ... Do not believe all these unscientific allegations. Fats, proteins and carbohydrates - an absolutely essential part of the diet. Excluding any food group from the diet is dangerous to health! In the most healthy and wholesome Mediterranean diet significantly fat.

7. Gluten is harmful

If you lean on gluten-free diet, mainly consisting of vegetables and fruits, it is unlikely to harm health. Although this diet excludes cereal products which also does not harm your health, unless you suffer from celiac disease. Only for victims of the disease gluten-free diet is justified. (READ MORE)

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