by Josef Brandenburg
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 equal- This kind of myth defies human logic. Think about the statement, if all calories were the same then you could eat your 1500- 2000 calories a day from a fast food place and never gain weight, right? For nearly 50 years, the authorities have known that where a calorie comes from is as important as how many of them you consume.
If logic is not good enough for you, the following are the results of a study that was conducted where the subjects were given only 1000 calories a day to encourage weight loss, keeping the type of calories different:
* 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 Carbohydrate high protein diets are not safe- There have been many studies conducted over several years that prove this myth is incorrect. There are certain things a body must have essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and minerals, however nowhere will you find that the body needs carbohydrates (sugar) to survive. Just look at some aboriginal tribes who have existed for many years on animal products alone and none of them are suffering from diabetes, heart trouble or high blood pressure!
Myth #3- Juices are good for your health- One of the biggest myths of all time that everyone believes is that juices are good for you. You need 5 oranges to make a glass of orange juice, meaning that the sugar in one glass is that of 5 oranges and is about the same as in most sodas. And you somehow have been made to believe that juices are good for your health. You would be wrong if you believe that they at least have nutritional value, even if they high in sugar and calories, because during extraction, most of the vitamins are lost.
Myth #4- Moderate Drinking can be good for you- This is another myth that has been widely circulated. A study was aimed at proving that those who drank alcohol in moderation outlive those who did not drink at all. The results that alcohol does your body some good were inaccurate.
The problem is they lumped together former alcoholics and those too ill to drink in the class of non-drinkers. This skewed the life expectancy data for the whole study; anyone to ill to drink is likely to have a short life span, as is anyone who has been an alcoholic for any length of time. Even the red wine theory is misleading because the health benefit comes from the grapes, eat them and skip the alcohol altogether! If you are trying to lose weight do away with alcohol it stimulates fat storage and muscle loss, neither of which is conducive to losing weight.
You do not need the help of a Washington, DC weight loss expert to reveal the truth about these myths that have been floating around, all you need is a bit of logic. However these exposed myths are backed up by over 15 years of clinical research and a lot of testing. In order to achieve your weight loss goals, it is important for you to be able tell the difference between weight loss fact and fiction.
About the Author:
Josef Brandenburg is a
Washington, DC weight loss coach that specializes in helping busy people create the bodies they want in their spare time, without being hungry. If you live in the
Washington, DC area he is offering a limited number of no-obligation 7-Day Free Trials.