Busting some myths and facts about dieting
Dietting refers to restrict yourself to small amount of food or follow a special diet. It is a practice of eating food in a regulated way to decrease, increase or to prevent or treat diseases. There are various myths behind this.
Myth: carbohydrates are the main culprit for weight gain. If one can stop taking carbohydrates in their diet can reduce weight easily
Fact: the fact behind carbohydrate is there is variety of carbohydrates available. Not all carbs are bad for health. Complex carbohydrates such as millet, brown rice, red rice, wheat, broken wheat are good for the health and helps to reduce weight. The bran present in whole grain gives satiety and makes you full for a long time. Restricting carbohydrates completely is not safe for anyone. Everyone needs carbohydrates, in the menu planning we should distribute the carbohydrates, protein, fat in a balanced way.
Myth: If the label says "no-fat" or "low-fat," you can eat all you want and not gain weight
Fact: These low-fat or no-fat foods have added sugar, starch, or salt to make up for the reduction in fat and improve in taste. These foods often have high calories than the regular version.
We should practice to read the nutrition label to see how many calories are present in a serving and calories present in, also the ingredients present in it.
Myth: Skipping breakfast helps to reduce weight
Fact: Eating a healthy breakfast can help to manage hunger and restrict eating unhealthy snacks or binge eating.
Myth: Fasting can help you lose weight quickly. Intermittent fasting have become a trend to reduce the weight faster.
Fact: Fasting is not healthy. Those does fasting they will become hungry all day and cap it off with a huge meal that replaces all the calories one skipped earlier. Compared to people who lose fat by eating fewer calories, people who fast lose more muscle than fat.
Plan the daily diet properly in a balanced way , reduce empty calories as much as possible, reducing refined grains and sugary drinks helps to reduce weight. Instead of cutting meals entirely, it's always better to follow a proper diet with the help of dietitian advice.
