Healthy Foods: Fact or Fiction
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FACT ORFICTION?
by Nick Yates
H E A L T H Y F O O D
There are manymisconceptions when it
comes to nutrition becausethere are many articles outthere that are lacking facts.
Oftentimes thesemisconceptions about
nutrition are spread aroundto the population and
regarded as fact.
Test your knowledge!
Eating late at night willcause you to gain weight.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction.
Myth. Calories are caloriesand if you eat more than
you are able to burn off ina day, it will inevitably leadto weight gain. If you eat a
whole pizza late in theevening, it has the sameeffect on your body as
eating that large portion ofpizza in the morning.
Microwaving food makes itless healthy.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction.
The microwave has had its share ofcriticism over the years. The
microwave gets the last laughbecause this convenient way to heat
your food is completely fine and itdoesn’t make the food less
nutritious. It does cause broccoli tolose its sulforaphane, but
sulforaphane can be killed inbroccoli by cooking it in any way.The microwave isn’t the only one
doing damage, cooking vegetablesin anyway will take away some of
the nutrients it had when it was raw.
Fats make you fat.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction.
Just because a food is high in fat doesn’t mean itshould be avoided. Foods high in fat includeavocados and almonds. These high-fat foods
shouldn’t necessarily be eaten in large quantitieshowever, they shouldn’t be avoided either.
Beyond that, all fats are not created equal. Forexample, monounsaturated fats are far better foryou than trans fat. Like every other food, it’s all
about moderation.
Trans fat should becompletely avoided.
Fact or Fiction?
Fact.
This is 100% accurate. Trans fatsshould absolutely be cut out
entirely or eaten at a minimum.These man-made fats aretypically labeled "partiallyhydrogenated oil," on the
ingredients list.
Trans fat is believed to possiblyattribute to diabetes, heart
disease, and other diseases. Toavoid trans fats, avoid
processed foods and alwaysread the labels!
HOW MANYDID YOU GETRIGHT?
Check out my nutrition/food blog at NickYates.net for more healthy tips!