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What are biggest misconceptions about food?

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Question added by Salma Eid , Dietitian/Nutritionist , Muscle Power Sports, Nutrition Centre
Date Posted: 2018/02/07

It depends on the person. Generally, these days people turn vegan, animal right lover or plant lover. So they want to avoid eating food of that gener. 

Mohamed Sayed Aly
by Mohamed Sayed Aly , QA/QC Specialist , Sunbulah Group

if you are fat don't eat you will be thin and your life will be healthy

, but in fact you will be thin but your life may be will not be healthy life

Ammar Issa
by Ammar Issa , Head of HR Dept two campuses four schools (General Recruiter for ENS) , Emirates National Schools

carbs,oily food.......it is not about quality only, it is mainly about quantity and proper time of eat. 

Wrong concepts about nutrition ! Beware her ...

 

Wrong information about nutrition:

 

There are many tips and information about healthy nutrition and how to lose weight and avoid foods that are harmful to health .. Although some of them are true but many of them are wrong .. Here are some of them:

 

Eggs harmful to health:

 

It is said that eggs are harmful to health because it contains a high percentage of cholesterol, which increases the proportion of heart disease .. But studies have shown that eggs have nothing to do with heart disease; on the contrary, It is full of healthy fats, protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

 

Saturated fat is unhealthy:

 

Saturated fat has always been linked to heart disease, but recent studies have proved to be completely harmless and have nothing to do with heart disease.

 

Eating too much protein is detrimental to health:

 

It is common that eating too much protein harms the bones. But this is not true. Protein is linked to bone strength and increases its density and reduces fractures as age progresses.

 

Wheat must be eaten because it is beneficial for health:

 

Wheat is one of the largest sources of gluten, which is found to be a high proportion of people suffering from allergies. In the case of allergies, gluten causes problems in digestion, pain, fatigue and damage to the lining of the intestines. ..

 

Coffee is harmful to health:

 

Coffee increases blood pressure, but it is not harmful; coffee reduces the incidence of several diseases such as diabetes (type II), Alzheimer's and Parkinson .. In addition to the studies proved that caffeine has Good effect on the brain as it improves mood, memory, Reaction.

 

Harmful Meat:

 

The meat is blamed for diseases such as heart disease and diabetes (type II). It is true that processed meat is related to certain diseases, but studies have shown that normal meat has nothing to do with diseases. Other studies have shown that a large number of people are convinced that meat Manufactured harmful but good regular meat ..

 

Diet depends on lower fat:

 

Studies have shown that this is not true and that it does not help lose weight and is not linked to staying healthy .

 

Refined oils and vegetable oils Useful:

 

It is said that unsaturated fats reduce the incidence of heart disease, so this increases our consumption of vegetable oils .. But there are types of unsaturated fats like Omega3 and Omega6; Omega3 is available in fish and Omega6 is available in vegetable oils .. Many of us consume a little of Omega3 and a lot of omega-6. It has been shown that Omega-6 is linked to increased inflammation in the body which leads to serious diseases ..

 

Should refrain from sodium:

 

Known for sodium, it reduces blood pressure but is not harmful. High blood pressure is not fatal or leads to serious diseases. In addition, studies have shown that sodium has no relation to cardiovascular disease.

 

Fat increases your weight:

 

It is not true that fat increases weight as some believe. Some studies have shown that diets high in fat and low in carbohydrates reduce weight more than low-fat diets.

 

Skip diets to lose weight :

 

Many believe that by skipping meals and not eating them, they will consume less calories and thus reduce their weight. This is a false belief. Where scientific studies indicate that people who skip breakfast and eat a little food in the rest of the meals during the day had a greater tendency to increase their weight, compared to people who ate a healthy breakfast, as well as eating4 or5 meals Per day .

 

If we skip breakfast for example, we will tend to eat more food in the next meal, and ignore the symptoms of satiety. Sometimes meals are overpriced, with higher caloric intake than many meals during the day. Therefore, it is preferable to eat a number of meals and snacks Snack "between the main meals, in addition to maintaining the level of sugar balanced blood.

 

Eat after7 PM more

Of weight:

 

We often hear some saying, "Do not eat late, you will increase your weight." This is a false claim and baseless. But the lesson does not lie in the hour we eat during the day. But who determines the weight increase are calories and what to eat and what is the amount we eat, and did physical activity to burn calories? Thus, we measure the percentage of weight gain and loss or burn the body energy throughout the day and in the evening as well. It is very important to maintain healthy and healthy weight, and to exercise physical activities regularly. There is a tendency to snack in the evening while sitting in front of the television, and this habit leads to excess consumption of calories and causes weight gain.

 

Sugar leads to diabetes:

 

If you have diabetes, keep your carbohydrate and sugary foods in a healthy diet to balance blood sugar levels. If you do not, sugar consumption does not cause diabetes. It must be remembered that excessive consumption of sugar in food is not desirable.

 

Fatty substances harmful:

 

This belief is wrong, especially as experts advise to eat fat, by not more than% of the calories contained in fatty foods, fat is an essential part of the diet. It helps absorb vitamins, minerals dissolved in lipids, helps build cell membranes, and has additional functions in the human body.

 

It should be borne in mind that all fatty groups do not have the same health effect. Saturated fats are found in foods of animal origin such as fatty cheeses, butter, and meat. Are sources rich in saturated fat. Saturated trans fats, found in fat bodies, increase the risk of heart disease and blood vessels.

 

The third group of fats, omega-3 monounsaturated fats, is found in olive oil, canola, almonds, peanuts, and avocados. The importance of these fats is to increase good cholesterol in the body. Thus preventing cardiovascular disease. It is therefore advisable to replace saturated fat with monounsaturated fats.

 

Brown sugar is healthier than white sugar:

 

This common thinking is certainly wrong. The process of producing brown sugar is similar to the process of producing white sugar, but brown sugar undergoes less refining. Brown sugar contains less minerals than white sugar. So to take advantage of it as a source of food compounds, It should be consumed in large quantities, as brown sugar causes obesity and tooth decay, and these symptoms may also result from eating white sugar.

 

Low carbohydrate diet decreases weight:

 

Dieting on protein-rich foods such as eggs, meat, cheese, and low carbohydrate foods such as bread, pasta, rice and potatoes is an unhealthy and unhealthy diet. This system is usually rich in saturated fats, And therefore increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.

 

In addition, this system is low in dietary fiber, which must be obtained from eating vegetables, fruits, whole grains. It is therefore possible to get constipation, deficiency of vitamins and minerals. It is important to know that carbohydrates are essential in nutrition, as an energy source. Where leads Low carbohydrate diet, to carbohydrate analysis of the muscle and results in muscle depletion.

 

Grapefruit, cabbage soup and celery burn fat and hot spices:

 

These foods can not burn fat. These foods contain relatively low calories and fat. But for weight loss, you should follow a low calorie balanced diet, suitable for each person according to the need of his body, next to Exercise Physical activities And regularly .

 

Drink water during food:

 

Drinking water during the meal should not be a big problem, especially since all the foods we eat contain water, so not to drink water while eating does not prevent the presence of water in the digestion process.

 

that low fat food is more healthy, the  type of fat is important to consider as monounsaturated fat is healthy and can lower cholesterol.

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