The 13 Biggest Nutrition and Food Myths Busted

[notyoueither]

2. “High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is worse for you than sugar.”

Well duh!?

Do they mean table sugar? Then maybe.

The salient point...

The debate about HFCS and sucrose [table sugar] is taking the focus off the more important question,” says Kimber Stanhope, Ph.D., R.D., a researcher at the University of California, Davis, who has studied the sweetener extensively. “What we should be asking is ‘What are the effects of all sugars (HFCS and sucrose) in the diet?’”

Epidemiologic studies show that consuming large amounts of added sweeteners—primarily in sodas and other sweetened drinks—is associated with greater risk of fatty liver disease, insulin resistance, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. And it’s not just the extra calories they provide that may be hurting us; research by Stanhope and others suggests that fructose itself in added sugars may be hazardous to our health too. One problem is that our bodies weren’t designed to handle a large amount of fructose at a time, she notes, because we wouldn’t have come across it in our food supply. “If you look at what nature provided for humans to eat, we only had fructose in whole fruit, in amounts that are relatively dilute.” Problems arose when we learned how to turn foods—which contain fiber, water and other nutrients—into pure sources of sugars (e.g., refining sugarcane into table sugar).

Point being a truely healthy diet avoids both HFCS and refined white sugar (sucrose in a bag) if possible.

[notyoueither]

http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_...d_myths_busted
3. “Carbohydrates make you fat.”

Yes, they do, from the article

There’s no question that loading up on sugary and refined-carbohydrate-rich foods, such as white bread, pasta and doughnuts, can raise your risk of developing health problems like heart disease and diabetes. But if you cut out so-called “good-carb” foods, such as whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables, you’re missing out on your body’s main source of fuel as well as vital nutrients and fiber. What’s more, for many people, a low-carb diet may be harder to stick with in the long run.

Bolded is the American diet.

Yes, when refined and sweetened they make you fat and diabetic as hell.

This also feeds into how foods are metabolised, but grib has yet to graduate to that level so we'll forgive him.

How many people stick to the "so-called 'good-carb' foods, such as whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables?"

Bueller? Bueller?

I thought not.

[Berzerker]

I try

[MikeH]

Yes obviously the women part is beneficial to my, er, mental wellness but the spiritual nonsense is just that.

Improving fitness will reduce depression, so any regular exercise does have the ability to improve mental wellness, so actually this is true. But no better than any other form of regular exercise.

[SlowwHand]

According to Dr. Oz, if you eat one slice of rye bread in the morning it soaks up fluid and you'll eat 16% less for the day.

[Guynemer]

According to Dr. Oz, if you eat one slice of rye bread in the morning it soaks up fluid and you'll eat 16% less for the day.

I literally can not tell if you just made this up or if he really said that, because that is exactly the sort of bull**** he says on a regular basis.

[regexcellent]

Just eat sand. It will fill you up without providing nutrition.

[onodera]

I'd be surprised if 10 was totally untrue. For instance, animals use salt licks.

This craving is not caused by a deficiency, it's constant and regulated by the natural scarcity of the substance you crave.

[self biased]

this belongs here as well

[Sava]

This is probably the funniest thing I've seen out of you. Not because of KH, just because.

The same applies to you captain cranky pants honky tonk. Lighten up.

[Sava]

Improving fitness will reduce depression, so any regular exercise does have the ability to improve mental wellness, so actually this is true. But no better than any other form of regular exercise.

Not necessarily true. Though, my case is probably unique.

[MikeH]

Yes, not in all cases. It is clinically proven to benefit in a lot of cases though.

[Sava]

Agree.

[Hauldren Collider]

"clinically proven" is a phrase I take with deep skepticism, considering the publication bias of medical studies. Most of the time they take a confidence interval of 95%. So 5% of the time they're just ****ing wrong. But not all studies get published. In fact, they're much more likely to get published if they say something unusual or interesting. And they're much more likely to say something unusual or interesting if they are wrong...

[Sava]

Translation: I don't believe it because I think science lies.