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Is It EVER Safe To Try To Lose Weight While You're Pregnant? Women's Health But even if your BMI is above the normal range for women, actively trying to lose weight during pregnancyespecially by following a restrictive diet for weight loss' sakereally isn't smart, Cackovic says. That's because when your body goes into ...

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8 MyFitnessPal Mistakes That Are Sabotaging Your Weight-Loss Goals Women's Health Tracking your mealswhether in a journal or an apphelps you eat less because it increases your awareness of what you put in your mouth. That said, using the app to lose weight isn't foolproof. In fact, some mistakes could push you further from your ...

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Some people join Dancing with the Stars for fame, some join to inspire others or to prove something. And apparently there are also people who join the ABC dance competition series to lose weight. But according to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Girardi, also known as Erika Jayne, the latter is the dumbest idea she's ever heard in her life. Dancing with the Stars Season 24 Premiere Recap: The First Dances>>>

"I'm having a great time and everyone is so, so kind, but it's tough. The schedule is strenuous. I cant imagine someone doing this show without being physically fit. Someone told me the other day that people sometimes come on the show to lose weight. I said, 'Are you kidding me?! That is the dumbest idea I've ever heard in my life!' To anyone who wants to join DWTS to lose weight, just don't do it! You'll die! You just won't make it. I'm barely making it!"

Besides ruffling feathers on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Girardi regularly performs at nightclubs and has had several Billboard hits including "Rollercoaster," "Stars" and "Give You Everything." The blond bombshell is married to 76-year-old Thomas Girardi, the founding partner of the L.A. law firm Girardi and Kees.

Though the reality star is used to performing on stage, she admits that doing Dancing with the Stars is a completely different ball game and it's something she's been struggling with.

"I love getting out on stage and putting on a show, but I have no ballroom experience. This is a completely different animal. And I'm not going to lie, it's been a struggle at times," she revealed.

"Obviously this isn't my first 'reality show,' but RHOBH and DWTS are on two completely different planets. This is a competition show shot live. There isn't much time for sit-down and commentary. You get out there and perform live. There's no sitting there worming out of any tacky thing you may have said about someone. It's dance or shut up," she continued.

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Keith Roach, To Your Health 5:43 p.m. ET March 21, 2017

Dear Dr. Roach: There was some controversy recently in a medical journal about the risk of sugar intake for heart disease. What is your take?

M.P.

Dear M.P.: There was a recent article in the Annals of Internal Medicine that evaluated recommended limits on added sugar in food. The guidelines came from the World Health Organization, Public Health England and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Although their guidelines were different, all recommended limiting added sugar intake.

The paper, which was funded by a trade group, concluded that the guidelines were based on low-quality evidence and do not meet criteria for trustworthy recommendations. Thats the controversy.

I did an extensive search of recent articles on the health effects of high-sugar diets. I found two fairly well-done trials that show a modest increase in risk of chronic diseases (diabetes, heart disease, breast cancer and gallbladder disease) in people who have higher-glycemic-index diets.

I also reviewed a companion piece in the Annals, which found evidence that studies supported by manufacturers of sugar-sweetened beverages were much more likely to find that sugar is NOT a good cause of chronic disease than studies that were independently funded.

This suggests that the sugar industry may be trying, as did the tobacco industry, to discredit work on diet. I must unfortunately conclude that the Annals review paper has a potential for conflicts of interest.

Nearly all authorities agree that excess dietary sugar is a significant risk factor, not only for the development of diabetes, but also for other serious medical conditions. I continue to recommend against excess sugar intake. However, I cant say exactly how much is safe, so I think using a guideline, such as the U.S. Health and Human Services recommendation to limit to less than 10 percent of daily calories, is rational.

Dear Dr. Roach: It seems a lot of people have high total cholesterol and take drugs for it.

But what do you think of an elderly person having a total cholesterol of 138 without taking any drugs? It seems to me this is an unhealthy situation, and somehow this person needs to do something to increase his cholesterol. How would a person do this? The stats are triglycerides 99, HDL 45 and LDL 74.

R.I.

Dear R.I.: Unfortunately, I cant answer the question, because a low cholesterol level can be either a healthy or an unhealthy finding, depending on the circumstance.

For a healthy, active elderly person of normal weight, the numbers you told me about would represent a low risk of heart disease. However, low cholesterol levels, particularly in the elderly, often go along with poor nutritional status and chronic disease. It wouldnt surprise if you told me the person you are referring to has a serious chronic illness (of almost any type).

If the person does have chronic illness, the cholesterol is a marker for a problem, not a problem in itself. Therefore, the treatment isnt increasing the cholesterol (especially with unhealthy foods); rather, the treatment should be directed at the underlying disease. If a disease is unknown but suspected, then a careful history and physical exam, with a judicious laboratory evaluation, is warranted.

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BRISTOL Tastes of home will fill the Sheriden Woods Health Care Center under the guidance of the new director of dining services, Matt Mazzone.

His mission is to create diets that are as close as possible to what the residents would eat at home while still following doctors considerations, such as residents with diabetes getting smaller slices of cake or pie. The center specializes in providing its patients with Lymphedema management, short-term and long-term rehabilitation, respite and hospice and dementia care.

Mazzone is motivated by making a difference to the variety of guests who he serves.

You never know if its their anniversary or even their last meal in our situation. I want to make it as memorable as possible, Mazzone said.

Its a 365 day job. Thats assumed, but it really is. You have to feed 400 meals a day, 365 days, whether there is a blizzard or other catering functions. You have to make sure they put out the top quality product to the audience, make sure deliveries are there, and that staffing is where it should be, Mazzone said.

One challenge he faces that people might not expect is as more things are easier to research online, people have a tendency to think they are more educated than professionals, Mazzone said. Sometimes he finds it difficult to explain everything from start to finish.

Everything is so accessible through cell phones, so they want things instantly and think they know better than you do, he said.

With his education and work at a country club, fine dining restaurant and an Italian restaurant, he has many years of experience contributing to his knowledge.

Mazzone didnt always know that he wanted to work in the culinary arts, but found that it was always really easy for him. He grew up watching The Food Network when it began to take off in the mid to late 90s with his dad and it inspired him.

He began to make his passion a career in the culinary program at HC Wilcox Technical High School. His next step was continuing his education by majoring in Food Service Management and minoring in Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales.

To this day, Mazzone never wants to stop learning and educating. He plans to help develop the team at Sheriden Woods and take time for self-reflection on how he can improve. His main focus in his new role is to enhance the life of the residents through the dietary program and educate and train the staff while ensuring the food quality is to the five star standards. Educating the staff will involve culinary exercises and daily group meetings.

Last year Sheriden Woods was deficiency free, according to the Department of Public Health. Mazzone would like to continue that record and improve resident satisfaction through the dietary experience he helps provide.

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Weight gain happens when we consume more food than we can burn, and weight loss happens when we burn more energy than we consume.

But why do some people seem to eat whatever they want and not gain weight, and others appear to gain weight even if they eat reasonable amounts of food? The answer, at least in part, may be found in the bacteria that live in our guts.

Our latest research, published in the International Journal of Obesity, shows that people who have a stable weight, or who loseweight, over anine-year periodhave a larger number of different types of microbes in their guts, eat more fibre and have a higher abundance of certain types of gut microbes.

In the past decade, researchers have found that the microbes in our gut have a strong effect on various aspects of our health.

Studies in mice have demonstrated that how the body converts food into energy depends in large part on the different types of microbes a person has in their gut and also on the kind of microbes they carry.

In a recent study, scientists in Israel found that mice who were put on a yo-yo diet slowly gained weight compared with mice on a steady diet despite the fact that both groups received the same amount of calories overall.

One of the effects seen in the mice that were put on the yo-yo diet was a decrease in their gut microbiome diversity. Also, when they transplanted the microbes from the yo-yo dieters into the guts of non-yo-yo dieters, the mice on steady diets gained weight showing that the altered microbes were the cause of the weight gain. But is this relevant to humans?

In humans, comparing microbes in the gut in obese and thin individuals, scientists have already shown that lean people have many more species of intestinal bacteria than obese people.

What twins taught us

Until now, however, there were no experiments tying the gut microbes to changes in weight over several years. For this reason, we decided to do an investigation into 1,632 women from the UK, all of them twins (about half of them identical). The participants had their body weight measured several years ago and, back then, they answered questions about the amounts and types of foods that they ate. We called them again nine years later and, in addition to measuring their weight, we asked them to give us a poo sample so we could analyse the bacteria in their gut.

We found that most of the women gained weight over the nine years, but this was not fully explained by the number of calories in their diet when the study began. Because they are twins, it was also possible to calculate (using the differences between identical and non-identical twins) how much of the weight gain can be explained by genes. Only 41 per cent of the change in weight was explained by genes. That meant that there were other factors, in addition to genes and calories.

We discovered that women who ate high amounts of dietary fibre (found in fruit, vegetables and whole grains) were less likely to gain weight than those who ate little fibre, even if they consumed roughly the same amount of calories. Women who lost weight or had stable weight also had more diverse microbes in their guts. We were able to pinpoint some of the microbes that are different between women who had gained weight and those who had lost weight. Most of these microbes had already been discovered in mice to be involved in better energy metabolism.

These results show that the exciting studies in mice about how microbes affect weight gain are also relevant in humans. They are also important because they will allow our group, and other scientists, to investigate how to influence a persons gut microbes using probiotics and fibre so they are at a lower risk of developing obesity.

Ana Valdes is associate professor and reader at King's College London.This article first appeared on The Conversation (theconversation.com)

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Teenage or adolescence is a crucial phase of our life. It is at this age that several hormonal changes take place within our body. It is also the growth phase and hence, special attention is required for the overall fitness of the body and mind. Unfortunately, lack of physical activity and consuming excessive junk food has pushed numerous teenagers into the obesity whirlpool. Being overweight affects their self-confidence and they often take to skipping meals or following fad diets to the point of starvation to attain their desired weight. But the results are usually not as good as expected and many teenagers end up with eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, which deprives their bodies of vital nutrients.

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Skipping meals is actually counter-productive when it comes to losing weight. In fact, you should eat frequent small portions every 3 to 4 hours in a day. You should try and consume at least five meals a day. Eating several small portions will also keep your blood sugar level steady. Most people have this misconception that skipping breakfast is a great way to cut calories. But the fact is, when you skip breakfast, you experience hunger pangs and end up binging during lunch. Certain studies have also observed that people who eat breakfast tend to have lower BMIs.

Drinking fluids does not mean you have to gorge on aerated drinks, sodas and processed juices as they load your body with calories. Water is the best liquid that not only hydrates your body but also removes toxins from your system. It is advisable to drink at least 3 liters of water in a day. Other fluids you can consume include unsweetened fruits juices diluted with water and low fat milk. Green tea is also a great option to lose weight. Fruit and vegetable juices are devoid of fiber, so eating whole fruits and vegetables is a better option.

Teenagers are often habituated to chewing gum. It does help in burning calories but is not good for your stomach. Chewing causes you to swallow more puff-producing air instead of food. You can try sucking a mint instead of chewing gum. Besides keeping hunger at bay, a mint will also give you fresh breath.

Late night snacking is certainly not conducive to weight loss. So it is advisable to finish your dinner by 8 p.m. You can indulge in a cup of tea or frozen yoghurt if you need something sweet after dinner. But late night munching should be avoided as much as possible as whatever you eat gets stored in the body as fat. Brush your teeth after dinner to ensure that you do not indulge in snacking between 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Most of us love to snack on chips, French fries, cakes, sausages, biscuits, pies and candies. However delicious they may be, they are high in unhealthy saturated fats and sugars that can lead to weight gain. These food items also lead to high cholesterol. To become fit, these should be replaced with healthier options like fruits and vegetables. Now these might not look like an attractive alternative but these can be made interesting. You can have them with peanut butter or hummus. You can also munch on a handful of unsalted nuts or popcorn without added salt or butter. Greek yoghurt also helps boost your metabolism and can be eaten topped with honey and berries.

Fad diets are a big no; especially if you wish to lose weight on a long term basis. Numerous fad diets promise quick weight loss and they do yield results. But these results are short lived and are often accompanied by nutritional deficiencies and health risks. As a teenager, you require adequate supply of all vital nutrients to fulfill your bodys growth requirements. Fad diets are nutritionally unbalanced and so the weight lost in the course of diet is likely to be regained after the diet is over. So it is important to choose your diet plan carefully to incorporate a healthy balanced diet with more physical activity.

Several low carb diets are gaining prominence these days. But they can prove to be unhealthy as they often eliminate whole food groups, thus depriving you of the nutrients from those food groups. These diets are often high in saturated unhealthy fats that can cause high cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease. Some other diets eliminate dairy foods like milk, yoghurt and cheese. These food items are a good source of calcium which is vital for healthy bones and their proper growth. So think hard before you decide to get on a diet.

To be able to lose weight successfully, you need to make exercising a part of your daily routine. Physical activity is important for the fitness of both body and mind. You can lift weights, swim or run on a treadmill. You can perform simple exercises like squats, dips and crunches at home. Even dancing is a great exercise that works on all your body muscles. Ensure to exercise at least 3 to 4 days in a week rather than being a couch potato.

Walking is also a great way to burn calories. An average person can burn 6 calories by walking for a minute. Begin by walking one mile a day and remember to walk at a brisk pace. Slow down if you find yourself out of breath and increase the distance to be covered gradually. Use the stairs instead of lift. According to certain studies, walking for 15 minutes in a day can increase your life expectancy by 3 years. This is one of the easy ways to lose weight for teenagers!

As stated earlier, you need not starve yourself to lose weight. All you need to do is follow a balanced diet incorporating the following food items:

Foods that are high in fiber can keep you full for longer, thus keeping hunger at bay and minimizing calorie consumption. Sources of fiber include whole breads, whole grain cereals and fruits and vegetables.

Calcium is vital for proper bone development and bone density. Teenagers require the greatest amounts of calcium of approximately 1200 mg a day. So it is advisable to replace your soft drinks with milk. Since milk contains fortified vitamin D, it also helps in strengthening the bones. Other sources of calcium include yoghurt, hard cheese and low fat cottage cheese.

Iron is an important mineral as it facilitates the delivery of oxygen to the tissues and develops the brain and immune function. Iron also provides the body adequate energy to function. The daily requirement of iron is 12 mg and 15 mg for teenage boys and girls respectively. Sources of iron include beef, pork, poultry, eggs and oysters. Vegetarian sources include spinach, asparagus, green peas, beans and nuts as well as fortified cereals, pasta and rice.

Fruits and vegetables are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals needed by a growing teen body. So it is advisable to consume five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. These can be easily taken in the form of baked or steamed veggies, fruit juices and smoothies. You can also try fresh, frozen or dried fruits as optional snacks.

As stated earlier, water is the best fluid; so ensure to drink the recommended 6 to 8 glasses of water in a day so that you dont feel dehydrated. You can include other fluids like unsweetened fruit juices and milk.

Hope this post on how to lose weight fast at home for teenagers helps you!

It is very easy to fall into the trap of self hate when you lack self confidence, when the world uses cruel terms to address you, when all you want to do is lose a few kilos and when you are just a teenager without the life experience to know better. But you are worth so much! Dont spoil your health with bad eating habits. Follow these steps and you will see a different you soon.

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The gym is the ultimate frenemy. You love it for that unbeatable post-gym high that boasts swollen muscles, an energized body, and a self-satisfied feeling. You hate it for the sheer effort it takes and the pain it brings, not to mention the guilt that follows if you get off track. A skipped workout leaves you remorseful, promising yourself that tomorrow will be different. Skip a week and the excuses begin to flow. Skip a month and you may feel like youve consumed so many blocks of Velveeta cheese and sunk so low in the couch cushions that youve reached the point of no return.Theres hope for those of you riddled with guilt. The gym is a great tool to stay fit and lose weight, but its not the only way. Here are five non-gym techniques that will help you shed pounds.

Appetite and thirst are regulated through the same part of the brain, leading you to think youre hungry when you really need a glass of water. Beat the confusion by drinking a glass of water and waiting 15 to 20 minutes to see if your hunger vanishes.

Not only is water the cure for unnecessary snacking but a study found that drinking 16 ounces of water before every meal assists in weight loss. Water fills your stomach making you feel full faster. Bonus benefits include clearer skin, improved digestion, and liver support, allowing your bodyto better metabolize fat.

As a general rule of thumb, weight loss is based on 75% diet and 25% exercise. Skipping the gym is less impactful than a fast food binge, so rather than tormenting yourself over a skipped workout, focus on eating less and eating healthy. You cant out-exercise a bad diet, saysShawn M. Talbott, Ph.D., a nutritional biochemist and former director of the University of Utah Nutrition Clinic.

[M]ore than 700 weight loss studies found that people see the biggest short-term results when they eat smart.On average, people who dieted without exercising for 15 weeks lost 23 pounds; the exercisers lost only six over about 21 weeks. Its much easier to cut calories than to burn them off. According to Dr. Talbott, you should eat 10 calories per pound of body weight for a healthy diet that retains muscle and keeps your metabolism up.

You may have it in your head that unless youre immersed in your carefully chosen, fail-proof gym routine, you cant get fit. This misconception needs to be ditched. Studies have found that your body naturally finds the most efficient way to move, so when you do the same exercises week after week your body wont work as hard. The more varied your exercise routine, the better your body will respond and the faster the weight will drop off.

So join a rec soccer team, do some yoga, or go for a hike.The more you keep your body guessing, the better results youll see. Skipping the gym also allows you to get outside. Not only do studies claim people have more rigorous and longer workouts when theyre outside, but being in nature has positive psychological effects including increased self-esteem and lowered depression and fatigue.

While it may seem imperative that you watch one more episode of Game of Thrones or wake up early for a long run after a late night, it turns out that a lack of sleep directly leads to weight gain. Michael Breus, Ph.D., author of The Sleep Doctors Diet Plan: Lose Weight Through Better Sleep, says that just 30 minutes of sleep loss could make you more likely to gain weight.

Less sleep means high levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which increases your appetite. In a study by theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition, sleep-deprived participants ate an average of 300 more calories per day. Breus reiterates,Sleep is probably the most important thing a person can do if theyre ready to start a diet and lose weight.

The gym offers equipment that isolates a single muscle group (like biceps) and builds strength in that area, but weight resistance training (think push-ups, planks, and lunges) builds several muscle groups at once, which work together to create functional strength and power.

Using your body weight to build strength and do higher reps allows you to get leaner faster. Plus, you can perform bodyweight exercises anywhere and anytime, preventing the need for a hefty gym membership.

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While my preference is always to attempt weight loss in my patients through diet and exercise, medication can sometimes be a useful tool to help with weight management. I often get asked about a medication called phentermine, or Adipex, which can rev up your system and cause decreased appetite and accompanying weight loss.

Its important to note that not everybody is a good candidate for phentermine. For starters, I pay close attention to body mass index (BMI) in somebody interested in attempting this therapy. Patients with a high BMI might benefit from this medication. When your BMI is less than 27, the risk usually outweighs the benefits of the medicine. But determining whether a patient can take it safely doesnt end with BMI. I also pay close attention to whether they have medical conditions that make it more dangerous to take the medicine, especially because this medicine can stimulate your cardiovascular system. Anybody with a history of heart disease, including previous heart attack, congestive heart failure, heart valve disease and abnormal heart rhythms (like atrial fibrillation) should avoid this medicine. If they have the condition of high blood pressure, the blood pressure must be under good control before this medicine can be started. Somebody who takes thyroid medicine for low thyroid function must also have well-controlled thyroid hormone levels before safely prescribing this medicine. These are just some of the things I pay attention to before giving the okay to begin phentermine.

Once the medication is started, there must also be close monitoring of the patient. First and foremost, we monitor to make sure that the patient is losing weight on the medicine. After all, there is no sense to take phentermine or any other weight loss medication if it is not helping one to shed pounds. Second, we pay close attention to how the medicine is affecting the blood pressure and heart rate. If either blood pressure or heart rate is high, this is grounds to either reduce the dosage or stop the medicine altogether. The medicine is also known to potentially cause certain side effects, so I ask the patient about this at every visit. Some of the most common side effects are jitteriness, insomnia, palpitations and headaches. As long as the medicine is contributing to adequate weight loss, the blood pressure and heart rate are under good control and there are no significant side effects, the medicine can usually be safely continued. One last point on phentermine is that its effects are typically temporary. In other words, the effectiveness of this medication subsides and eventually disappears after a few months. Therefore, this therapy is not one that is used long-term for weight loss. That is why its so important to make sure that there is a good foundation of proper dieting and exercise. If one relies only on the medicine to lose weight, they can expect to gain the weight back once the phentermine effects wear off.

If you are interested in starting on this or any other medication to assist in weight loss, it is extremely important to consult with your primary care provider to see if this is a safe option for you.

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I'm used to the shaming look I get from my peers when I crack open a can of sugar-free Red Bull. The questions and judgement never end. "That stuff'll kill you," someone said to me the other day, shaking his head. "So many chemicals!" was what I heard last week.

Truth be told, Red Bull (at least the sugar-free kind) isn't all that terrible for you. Besides having only 10 calories and no sugar, it has only 80 milligrammes of caffeine, about a third of the amount in a tall Starbucks drip coffee. As far as its other ingredients namely B vitamins and taurine go, scientific studies have found both to be safe.

But my favourite source of caffeine isn't the only harmless food or drink that gets a bad rap. Here are some of the rest, along with the science behind their safety.

Gluten

The myth: As more and more of your friends go gluten-free, you may wonder: Is there something to this latest diet craze? Is gluten intolerance a thing? Is it getting more common?

Why it's bogus: Only about 1% of people worldwide have celiac disease, the rare genetic disorder that makes people intolerant to gluten, according to the Celiac Disease Foundation. For most of the rest of us, this doughy, chewy ingredient is simply how it tastes: delicious!

Eggs

The myth: The massive amounts of cholesterol in eggs will translate to a massive amount of cholesterol in your veins.

Why it's bogus: Even though eggs are high in cholesterol (a single egg packs roughly 185 mg), eating them likely won't translate into higher blood cholesterol for you. The first studies that suggested that were done with rabbits, as my colleague Kevin Loria reported. So go ahead, pop a perfectly poached egg on that avocado toast. You know you want to.

Caffeine

The myth: Caffeine stunts your growth and messes with your health.

Why it's bogus: According to the Mayo Clinic, the average adult can safely consume up to 400 mg of caffeine daily. Most standard cups of coffee contain between 90 and 120 mg. So if you're limiting yourself to under four cups of joe a day, you should be relatively in the clear. Still, some java packs more of a punch than others. A 12-ounce "tall" cup of Starbucks drip coffee, for example, has about 260 mg of caffeine putting you well over the daily dose after two cups.

Carbonated water

The myth: Fizzy water is all the rage these days, showing up in grocery-store aisles in flavours like coconut or watermelon. But many people worry the bubbles cause kidney stones, leach calcium from your bones, and even strip the enamel from your teeth.

Why it's bogus: The bubbly stuff is just as good for you as plain water, Jennifer McDaniel, a registered dietitian and certified specialist in sports dietetics, told my colleague Dina Spector.

"Carbonated or sparkling water is made by dissolving carbon dioxide in water, creating carbonic acid," Spector wrote. "This process just adds bubbles it does not add sugar, calories, or caffeine. Tonic water, club soda, and mineral water are all types of carbonated water, but these have added sodium, vitamins, or sweeteners, so it's important to read the label."

Fatty foods

The myth: Fatty foods like avocados and olive oil will make you fat.

Why it's bogus: Although it makes intuitive sense, this myth is not borne by scientific research. A recent look at the studies behind the dietary guidelines that suggested we cut back on fat found that there wasn't evidence to support those rules in the first place. In the book "Eat Fat, Get Thin," Mark Hyman, director of the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Functional Medicine, talks about how he incorporated healthy fats from foods like fish and nuts in his diet to lose weight.

Cheese

The myth: Some news outlets have reported that cheese "is like crack" because it's "as addictive as drugs."

Why it's bogus: We tracked down the study that appears to lie at the root of these claims, and it found no such thing. Several University of Michigan researchers asked people to report which foods on a list they had the hardest time cutting out or eating moderately. Cheese ranked toward the middle. Nevertheless, since pizza, a cheesy food, ranked high on both lists, people speculated that cheese was the culprit, going as far to suggest something about the way one of its proteins breaks down in the body is addictive. There's little to no evidence to back this up.

Artificial sweeteners

The myth: Artificial sweeteners like Splenda and Equal have been found to cause cancer.

Why it's bogus: The Food and Drug Administration has evaluated hundreds of studies on sucralose (Splenda), aspartame (Equal), saccharin (Sweet'N Low) and more. So far, it has deemed all of them safe.

That said, some preliminary research suggests artificial sweeteners may not satisfy your craving for sweets and therefore may not be effective at curbing your overall sugar intake.

GMOs

The myth: Genetically modified organisms cause cancer and wreak havoc on the environment.

Why it's bogus: GMO crops, which have been around since the 1980s, have been studied at length, and a recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine found that they aren't posing any greater risk to the environment than regular crops. It also found no evidence that they "are less safe to eat than conventional food," my colleague Lydia Ramsey reported.

Salt

The myth: Salt causes heart problems and weight gain.

Why it's bogus: The science about whether eating salt in moderation has a net negative or positive effect on our health is somewhat unclear. However, a 2011 meta-analysis of seven studies involving more than 6,000 people published in the American Journal of Hypertension found no strong evidence that reducing salt decreased people's risk of heart attack, stroke, or death even in those who had high blood pressure.

"If the US does conquer salt, what will we gain? Bland french fries, for sure. But a healthy nation? Not necessarily," Melinda Wenner Moyer wrote in Scientific American.

All carbs

The myth: Carbohydrates including rice, bread, cereal, and potatoes contribute to weight gain.

Why it's bogus: While it's a good idea to limit your intake of processed carbs like white bread, white rice, and white pasta, not all carbs are bad for you. Some are healthy and a great source of energy. Take potatoes, for example.

"White potatoes are actually very good for you," Christian Henderson, a registered dietitian, told Health. Potatoes pack potassium and vitamin C, and they have almost 4 grammes of fibre just cook them with the skins on.

Fish

The myth: Fish is high in mercury and will make you sick.

Why it's bogus: While mercury can build up in larger, older predator fish like marlin and shark, it's not generally a problem in smaller fish. The FDA maintains a helpful list of guidelines for mercury in seafood salmon, trout, oysters, herring, sardines, and Atlantic and Pacific mackerel are all considered "good" or "best" choices, according to the FDA.

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