6 posts on Myths
For Night-Snackers: Does Eating Late Make You Gain Weight?
Of the sources of bad health information, I would not expect BBC News or About.com, but both of these otherwise highly credible websites have given wrong diet advice! They claimed that weight loss is only about calories, and that the time of day you eat is not important. Many people spread this claim as a “debunked myth,” when it is actually the myth itself. Learn a simple way to disprove it, and find out the real answer to whether eating at night leads to weight gain.
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Weight Loss or Fat Loss? The $100 Billion Trap
Compare:
I’m trying to lose weight.
I’m trying to lose fat.
Not much of a difference, right? What difference can switching one word have, you ask? Around $100 billion.
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Are You Trying To Spot-Reduce Your Fat? Stop!
Unsightly fat on your stomach? Excess skin dangling from the bottom of your double chin? Learn how to tuck those rolls away by spot-reducing fat the right way!
Same, old advertisement junk. You hear those lines about fat loss all the time, don’t you? Sellers love to claim that their products have the solution to your weight issues. “Want to lose inches on your thighs, face, stomach or butt? No problem - just try this miracle drug.”
But this sort of magic does not exist. Spot-reducing (reducing fat in one spot) is impossible. Learn why it is not possible, and why certain exercises give such a strong illusion that it is.
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8 Nutrition Facts Lies They Don’t Want You To Know
Fat-free… check.
Calorie-free… check.
0 grams of fat… check.
This cooking spray has no calories!
Surprise: it can have over 4644 calories of fat. Unbelievable? Learn why, and 7 other ways food manufacturers lie to you about their products.
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Fast Weight Loss: The Untold Secret
False promises. That is all that weight loss advertisers have guaranteed us. They promise miracles and quick fixes for all of our problems: lose thirty pounds in thirty days; bulk up by working out twenty minutes a week; melt away belly fat by wearing a vibrating belt.
But the end result is rarely what we expect. Advertisers stretch the truth beyond reasonable limits because consumers respond to and are attracted by extraordinary claims. Many believe the hype and buy the product, and are disappointed to realize that the quick solution was not even a solution - it did not work at all. Despite decades of millions of people trying out ways to lose weight and failing 90% of the time, these advertisers continue to get customers. Why?
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6 Common Fitness And Nutrition Myths
Many people hear health advice and do not understand it properly, but pass it to others anyway, confusing themselves and everyone they tell it to. Here are six common myths people still believe to be true and pass around.
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