5 Myths About Healthy Foods

Mark Velov Author: Mark Velov Time for reading: ~2 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022
5 Myths About Healthy Foods

Today, we are bombarded with so much different information about the right and unhealthy foods!

Today, we are bombarded with so much different information about the right and unhealthy foods! There is a lot of data and often they are contradictory. Either they declare coffee and chocolate to be the worst enemies, or they recognize these products as the saviors of mankind.

We want to reveal to you a few myths about healthy products.

Myth 1: potatoes are bad

 

They say a lot that potatoes are a harmful product, and you can get better from it, that you should not eat it in large quantities, and sometimes it is recommended to exclude it from the diet altogether.

 

However, it will not be possible to get fat on one potato, despite the fact that it is also high in calories. This is where the cooking process is important. French fries are really bad, but baked potatoes and boiled potatoes without oil are rich in potassium, vitamin C and fiber. In small quantities, it will not harm your figure.

Myth 2: Fat milk is dangerous

 

There is an opinion that high-fat milk is very high in calories, dangerous for the heart. Those who follow the figure prefer to buy low-fat dairy products, as they do not contain as much fat in their composition.

However, this opinion is erroneous. The calorie content of such milk is not much different from regular whole milk. When you eat low-fat foods, you don't get full. As a result, you want to eat again and again. It has been proven that valuable vitamins A and D disappear from milk along with fat. And the body needs useful vitamins and fats. The main thing, as in everything, you need to observe the measure.

Myth 3: salt harms the body

 

There is a myth about the dangers of salt, but nutritionists have refuted it. It turns out that the greatest harm from eating salt is an increase in blood pressure. They also found that salt is useful and helps to lower cholesterol, saturates the body with sodium. Moderate salt intake will not harm your body.

Myth 4: Olive oil is very healthy

 

Everyone is talking about how healthy olive oil is. Indeed, it contains potassium, calcium, sodium, iron and vitamin K, but in very small quantities. They are unlikely to have any significant impact on your health.

Myth 5: Pineapple helps you lose weight

 

Many are sure that pineapple breaks down fats.

In fact, our body fat is not afraid of either pineapple or its derivatives. Fat will begin to “break down” only when you spend much more energy than you received from food. But thanks to pineapple, a portion of vitamins and minerals will enter your body. After all, pineapple is rich in vitamins A, B, PP, C, potassium, iodine, copper, magnesium and iron. It helps lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol levels, improves digestion. However, pineapple has not been scientifically proven to burn stored fat. It follows from this that you will not succeed in losing weight significantly with the help of pineapple.

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