Avoid Falling In The Trap Of These 5 Dieting Myths

You will stumble upon many dieting myths while surfing the internet or reading a magazine. All the weight loss experts appear to have different opinions which on the odd occasion seem to be on the equivalent wave length. You can without difficulty be fooled by diets that appear fabulous which in fact are very unhealthy. Here are just some dieting myths you ought to avoid:

1) Honey has fewer calories than sugar: many suggest that you can replace sugar with honey in your diet. While a spoon of sugar contains 15 calories a spoon of honey contains 65 calories. As you can see the reality is that honey contains much more calories than sugar. But still it is far better to eat honey instead of sugar because the sweetening power of honey is far greater than that of sugar which means you need to use less to obtain the same sweet flavor.

2) The peel of a fruit is the part that is richest in vitamins: it is a common belief that the best part of vitamins and minerals found in fruits is concentrate in their peel. In fact the majority of the vitamins and minerals found in fruits are in the fleshy tissue of the fruit not in the peel.. But you should think twice before throwing away the skin. The skin also contains vitamins and minerals. Why throw them away when you can give them to your body.Also usually the peel is super rich in fibers. Dietary fibers help your digestive system function better and put a stop to constipation.

3)Salt makes you fat: Salt doesn’t make you fatter it just help your body hold more water which makes you look fatter. Your body needs about 4 grams of salt each day, but the majority of us consume about 10 grams of salt daily. All those highly processed foods contain heaps of salt. Only 2 grams of salt form the 10 grams you usually eat daily come form the food you cook at home. Now you don’t need to stop eating anything salty. Your body needs salt to function properly and it has its own means of getting rid of all the excess salt you give it. If you eat salty foods you feel the need to drink lots of water. All that water helps you eliminate the excess salt found in your body without making you fatter. So salt is nonfattening.

4) Lemons are the top source of vitamin C:it is true that lemons contain plenty of vitamin C, around 75mg per 100 grams, but there are other fruits and vegetables that give you even more vitamin C when you consume them: cabbage, dill, blackberries… The top source of vitamin C are rose hips which contain over 200 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams. The pulp of rose hips is especially full of vitamin C. Related to this myth is the belief that sour green fruits are rich in vitamin C. The truth is that the fruits that get loads of sun exposure and are ripened and sweet contain much more vitamin C than green sour fruits.

5) Frozen vegetables contain less vitamins and minerals than fresh vegetables: on the contrary. Frozen vegetables, because they are frozen quickly after they are harvested, suffer less vitamin and mineral losses. Fresh vegetables, which are kept for days in crates for days, get damaged and start to lose the vitamins and minerals they contain. If you grow your own fruits and vegetables the situation is different.