Diet Myths
- Fad diets work for permanent weight loss
- High-protein/low-carbohydrate diets are a healthy way to lose weight.
- Starches are fattening and should be limited when trying to lose weight.
- Certain foods, like grapefruit, celery, or cabbage soup, can burn fat and make you lose weight.
- Myth: Natural or herbal weight-loss products are safe and effective.
- “I can lose weight while eating whatever I want.”
- Low-fat or nonfat means no calories.
- Fast foods are always an unhealthy choice and you should not eat them when dieting.
- Skipping meals is a good way to lose weight.
- Eating after 8 p.m. (20:00) causes weight gain.
- Lifting weights is not good to do if you want to lose weight, because it will make you “bulk up.”
- Nuts are fattening and you should not eat them if you want to lose weight.
- Eating red meat is bad for your health and makes it harder to lose weight.
- Dairy products are fattening and unhealthy
- Myth: “Going vegetarian” means you are sure to lose weight and be healthier