4 Weight Loss Myths Unmasked by Washington, DC Weight Loss Expert
Weight loss is a huge industry full of large companies and pharmaceuticals who all want you to use their products or tips. This has led to more than one myth circulating the world about weight loss. Recently a Washington, DC weight loss expert discovered four very popular myths and set out to debunk them one by one!
Myth #1- All calories are exactly the same- This is a senseless myth, because it means that you would not put on weight even if you got your daily required amount of 1500- 2000 calories from junk food. The authorities have known for almost 5 decades that the source of the calories is equally important as the amount of calories you take in.
Here are the results of a study that was carried out, if the above does not make enough sense to you. Keeping the type of calories different, the subjects were given only 1000 calories a day to encourage weight loss:
* Calories - 1000, Type - 90% fat, weight lost per day - 0.9 pounds * Calories - 1000, Type - 90% protein, weight lost per day - 0.6 pounds * Calories - 1000, Type - 90% carbs, weight lost per day - none (gained a small amount of weight)
Myth #2- Low Carb high protein diets are dangerous- Over the years quite a few studies have set the record straight about this myth. While vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and amino acids are absolutely essential, it is not mentioned anywhere that carbohydrates i.e. sugar, are required for survival. Aboriginal tribes never suffered from high blood pressure, diabetes or heart trouble even though they survived for many years on animal products alone.
Myth #3- Juices are healthy- This is probably the biggest myth of all in that everyone has believed it! To create a glass of orange juice it takes the sugar of five oranges. There is as much sugar in a glass of OJ as there is in many sodas and yet you have been sold the myth that this is actually healthy for you. You might think that even though it is high in sugar and calories it is still good for you nutritionally, nope because most of the vitamins are lost during the extraction process.
Myth #4- Moderate Drinking does you some good- This myth has been going around for quite some time now. The results of the studies that have shown that drinking alcohol is good for you were incorrect. The purpose of the study was to prove that non-drinkers did not live as long as people who drank moderately.
They compiled a group of non drinkers that included people too ill to drink and former alcoholics, which was a major problem. A former alcoholic or a person who is too sick to be drinking is not expected to have the best life span, so the life expectancy results were totally distorted. Another deceptive concept is the red wine theory, because you do not need to drink wine to enjoy the advantages of grapes. Another point to note about alcohol is that it encourages the storage of fat and loss of muscle, so if you are trying to lose weight, you ought to stay away from it.
A bit of reasoning would be enough to set the record straight about most of the myths that you have heard, you really did not require a weight loss specialist from Washington, DC to make things clear. But it must be noted that over 15 years of testing and research is behind the facts revealed about these myths. Only once you understand the truth about the weight loss myths and avoid them, will you be able to get into shape. - 17273
Myth #1- All calories are exactly the same- This is a senseless myth, because it means that you would not put on weight even if you got your daily required amount of 1500- 2000 calories from junk food. The authorities have known for almost 5 decades that the source of the calories is equally important as the amount of calories you take in.
Here are the results of a study that was carried out, if the above does not make enough sense to you. Keeping the type of calories different, the subjects were given only 1000 calories a day to encourage weight loss:
* Calories - 1000, Type - 90% fat, weight lost per day - 0.9 pounds * Calories - 1000, Type - 90% protein, weight lost per day - 0.6 pounds * Calories - 1000, Type - 90% carbs, weight lost per day - none (gained a small amount of weight)
Myth #2- Low Carb high protein diets are dangerous- Over the years quite a few studies have set the record straight about this myth. While vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and amino acids are absolutely essential, it is not mentioned anywhere that carbohydrates i.e. sugar, are required for survival. Aboriginal tribes never suffered from high blood pressure, diabetes or heart trouble even though they survived for many years on animal products alone.
Myth #3- Juices are healthy- This is probably the biggest myth of all in that everyone has believed it! To create a glass of orange juice it takes the sugar of five oranges. There is as much sugar in a glass of OJ as there is in many sodas and yet you have been sold the myth that this is actually healthy for you. You might think that even though it is high in sugar and calories it is still good for you nutritionally, nope because most of the vitamins are lost during the extraction process.
Myth #4- Moderate Drinking does you some good- This myth has been going around for quite some time now. The results of the studies that have shown that drinking alcohol is good for you were incorrect. The purpose of the study was to prove that non-drinkers did not live as long as people who drank moderately.
They compiled a group of non drinkers that included people too ill to drink and former alcoholics, which was a major problem. A former alcoholic or a person who is too sick to be drinking is not expected to have the best life span, so the life expectancy results were totally distorted. Another deceptive concept is the red wine theory, because you do not need to drink wine to enjoy the advantages of grapes. Another point to note about alcohol is that it encourages the storage of fat and loss of muscle, so if you are trying to lose weight, you ought to stay away from it.
A bit of reasoning would be enough to set the record straight about most of the myths that you have heard, you really did not require a weight loss specialist from Washington, DC to make things clear. But it must be noted that over 15 years of testing and research is behind the facts revealed about these myths. Only once you understand the truth about the weight loss myths and avoid them, will you be able to get into shape. - 17273
About the Author:
Josef Brandenburg is a Washington, DC weight loss trainer that is dedicated to helping people on the go create the bodies they have always wanted in the time that they actually have, without being hungry. If you live in the Washington, DC area he is offering a limited number of no-obligation 7-Day Free Trials.
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