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Myth 1: Juices help reduce weight and cut calorie intake.

Fact: Juices have concentrated source of energy and additional sugar content. Consuming whole fruit is more beneficial for health.

Myth 2: Refined oils are 99% fat free.

Fact: All refined oils,irrespective of their composition,are 99% fat. It may vary acrosstrade names. 1 tea spoon of refined oil contains 45 Kcal.

Myth 3: Low calorie foods can be eaten in unlimited amount.

Fact: Even lowcalorie foods need to be consumed in limited quantity as they could be unhealthy or could have empty calories, which add up and must be burned off, regardless of what kind of food we eat. Reading the labels carefully before consumption would help cut down intake of those extra calories.

Myth 4: Steam or Sauna helps in weight loss.

Fact: These stimulate muscles; boost sweating; will result only in short termloss of fluid but cannot reduce body fat. No sooner you drink a glass of water, original weight comes back.

Myth 5: Consuming high protein/ low carbohydrate diet is a healthy way to lose weight.

Fact: With a high protein diet, you may be eating too much of fat/cholesterol, this may raise heart disease risk. It needs be to balanced out with a varietyof fruits, vegetables & whole grains.

Myth 6: Certain foods like grapefruit, celery or cabbage soup can burn fat and make you lose weight.

Fact: No food can burn fat. Caffeine may speed up your metabolism for a short time, but does not cause weight loss.

Myth 7: Low fat or non-fat means no calories.

Fact: A portion of low fat or non-fat food is often lower in calories as compared to the same portion of the full fat food which may contain added sugar, salt preservatives or starch thickeners. These ingredients add calories. So, read the nutrition facts label carefully on the food packet.

Myth 8: Nuts are fattening & to be avoided in order to lose weight.

Fact: A handful of nuts can be part of a healthy weight loss program. Nuts are high in calories and fat. However.they contain healthy fats and are a good source of protein, dietary fiber and minerals like magnesium & copper.

Myth 9: Fad diets work well for permanent weight loss.

Fact: Fad diets often promise quick weight loss by omitting certain foods from your diet but they may be unhealthy, nutritionally imbalanced, cause fatigue, nausea & stress on liver & kidneys. Fad diets are not sustainable.

Myth 10: You have to workout for 45 minutes at a stretch to get benefit from exercise.

Fact: Plenty of studies show that walking 30 minutes, three times a week,too benefits tremendously. Ideally, your target should be at least 30 minutes 5 times a week.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

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