Diet Facts and Myths

Fact 1: Do not eat after 8 pm.

It is easier for the body to burn up calories during the day when your body is active. You burn calories while sitting, standing, walking and almost all activities that you do during the day time helps you burn calories faster. While, it is also true that you burn calories even when you sleep. However as the body is not active during the time the calories that will be burnt out during night is considerably a smaller amount and the rest of the calories gained from the food that you ate just before you go to bed is stored up as FAT.

Some dieticians say that calories do not recognize time and therefore the body burns up calories in the same way as it does during the day.However the body does realize time and it certainly has times when it is active and inactive and the calories used depends on that.

Ever wondered why you do not feel hungry when you are asleep? The reason is that when you sleep, your body isn't needing the energy as much. So the feeling of hunger will go away for a while, until you start to be active again and that is when your body requires the calories again.

Fact 2 : Eating a mixed diet with all the food groups included is the correct procedure to lose weight faster.

Surviving only on vegetables and fruits will naturally help you lose weight faster as you are limiting your calorie intake. However that will be temporary. You can get 10 pounds off your body with sheer force however you will have to pay it along with the interest and finally you will end up gaining more than what you got off your body. Adding to that eating only vegetables and fruits only can deprive you of certain nutrients which in turn can lead health problems such as dehydration, anemia, lethargy, muscle loss and poor bone mass.

In short avoiding any food group from your diet will not help you lose weight faster on the contrary it can lead to serious health issues.

Fact 3 : Food Product labels can be deceptive. Beware of them!

People go behind labels such as "Zero calories", "No Fat or Zero Fat:, "Fat Free". Many of these are deceptive. People do not realize the fact that these labels are the major culprits sabotaging your weight loss. Before you go by the labels on the food products, give it a thorough check and you will notice the hidden truth behind these labels.Partially hydrogenated fats and refined food products are the worst kind of fats.

Check out for the nutrient values and for added sugar. High fructose corn syrup is highly addictive and is the number one source of calories in the United States Of America.

Fact 4  : A combination of diet and exercise is the best way to lose weight fast and forever.

One of the Lame excuses often heard to indulge in eating any kinds of food without a sense of guilt is "Why diet, I exercise". But unfortunately that doesn't work. Exercising alone is not enough to burn up the calories that you intake a day or sometimes it wont be even enough to burn up one meal of your day. For example in a slice of cheese pizza your intake of calories is approximately 270, you will have to walk briskly one hour to burn that one slice of pizza you might have had as just a part of your meal or as a snack.

Then where will we account for the other meals of the day? So you see the fact why exercise has to be combined with diet for your ultimate results....

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