Although more and more research is being done on nutrition to understand what best suits our body, there are still some myths that not even the strongest studies are capable of debunking. For example, do statements like "whole grain lose weight" or "fruit for dessert not go well" resonate with you? Do you still think they are true? Well, the truth is that they are not.
This is what the doctor-nutritionist Magda Carlas says, whom we have asked about those nutritional advice that, although outdated and useless, are still installed in our daily lives. They are the following:
"It's ridiculous, inaccurate," answers Carlas, assuring that in nutrition there is nothing that is better in large quantities. "The liters of water that one needs daily are counted based on weight, age, and the physical activity that is performed," she insists. In fact, "if you swell with water it could even be harmful," says the nutritionist. So let's banish once and for all the beliefs that more is better.
"It is true that whole foods are more nutritious. Whole wheat bread, for example, has more fiber, but it doesn't lose weight as many believe," explains Carlas, assuming that losing weight means having less body fat. To achieve this, rather than eating whole foods, it is necessary to eat a healthy and varied diet and do sports.
"Many investigations have shown that we only absorb a part of the cholesterol in a food and, specifically with eggs, the proportion that is absorbed is very small," says the nutritionist, adding that other studies have also confirmed that an adequate intake of eggs is not a risk for cardiovascular disease.
Another false belief that has contributed to many people reducing their daily consumption of this food. "Fruit as a dessert has no proven contraindication," says Carlas, who adds that there is no research to prove it. "Whether fruit for dessert can make you feel good or bad will depend on how much fruit you eat, what kind of fruit it is, and what menu you had before," she concludes.
Nor is butter the devil, as many still believe, nor is it much worse than margarine. "Conventional margarine, in fact, has trans fatty acids that act the same as saturated fat at the cardiovascular level," says the nutritionist.
Since the vegan and vegetarian diet began to gain momentum, this belief has been losing weight, but many mothers and grandmothers still defend it. "It is not true, not by giving a child a sirloin he is well fed. The diet has to be varied, the fillet that is given must be of the right weight, just as it is important to combine veal with others such as chicken, turkey, etc.
"There is no food that dissolves anything and, therefore, grapefruit juice specifically has no effect either," explains Carlas. This maxim is also applicable to detox juices, water with lemon, etc... "There are more or less energetic foods, but none dissolve fat".
