5 Biggest Weight Loss Myths
Monday, November 2nd, 2009author: Mark McDonald
Why do so many of us fail or give up our efforts to lose weight? And why do we fall for so much false advertising? The key to losing weight is eating good food, in moderation, and doing some form of regular exercise – such as walking. But let’s look at some popular weight loss myths:
1. Low Fat Diets
Low fat diets have had many people fooled for years, and with the result just about every brand has come up with a low fat or fat free alternative at a higher price of course, but do not be fooled any longer. Our bodies need certain amounts of fat to survive and actually help us to lose weight. Unsaturated fats are the good fats and can be found in most “fatty” foods as well avocados, nuts, others.
The real culprit to gaining weight is sugar. It is not the high fat content in chocolate, pizza, sauces, and sweets that cause weight gain, but the sugar content. Sugar is used to make fat free products taste much better, so most fat free “diet” products actually have more sugar then their normal counterparts. Sugar is turned into glucose, or energy, by the body and when you have too mush of it, it is stored in the fat reserves until you need it.