What is food myths?

Food  myths:

a. Eggs increases cholesterol level so avoid them: There is no doubt that eggs are good source of health. An egg provides you various nutrients. It is as per daily requirements of cholesterol by our bodies. So, if you take one egg daily there is no problem of cholesterol level.

b. Drinking while eating makes you fat: The actual fact behind this misconception is that enzymes and their digestive juices will be diluted by drinking water while eating which slows down your digestion which may lead to excess body fat.

(i) Myth: Low fat or No fat diet are good.
Fact: Body needs fats for energy, tissue repair and to transport vitamin A.D, E.K. Just cut down on salivated fat eating un saturated fats.

(ii) Myth Crash: Dieting or Fasting may loose weight.
Fact: It may be true in short term but ultimately it hinder weight loss. Loosing over the long term burns off fat whereas crash dieting or fasting not only removes fat but who leans muscles.

(iii) Myth: Food eaten late night is more fattening.
Fact: It doesn’t make much change.

(iv) Myth: Low fat milk has less calcium that full fat milk.
Fact:- Skimmed and semi skimmed actually have more calcium because it is in watery part and not in creamy part of milk.

(v) Myth: Vegetarian cannot build muscles.
Fact: Vegetarian can built muscles as meat eaters by getting their proteins from vegetables such as cheese nuts pulses. Etc.

(vi) Myth: Healthy food is expensive.
Fact: Tinned, stored, packed food is expensive. Whereas local & seasonal food is inexpensive.