Monthly Archives: February 2020
Goodbye breakfast: refusing a morning meal is not so bad
Is breakfast the most important meal? And is it true that a morning meal helps us maintain normal weight? The basis of the rule “eat breakfast yourself” is based on cultural traditions, scientific research and, to a large extent, marketing of cereal producers.
One of the earliest breakfast studies was done in the 1960s in California’s Alameda County. Scientists recorded the daily habits of local residents, such as breakfast, good sleep and regular exercise, and looked for connections between them, health status and longevity. Continue reading
How companies profit from our desire to eat healthy foods
Not all manufacturers of organic products are ready to incur additional costs, therefore they are forced to use the same stabilizers and preservatives as in conventional products.
A healthy lifestyle has become a global trend followed by millions of people. And where there are millions, there are business sharks who want to collect several dollars from each of these millions. Having caught consumers’ demand for healthy and quality food, they sometimes offer us just fakes, wrapped in colorful wrappers with inscriptions for health benefits. In this article, you will learn about those products that many consider healthy food, but they are actually not.
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11 diet myths to stop believing in
Nutrition stereotypes that scientists have long disproved.
1. There are special products that make you lose weight or get fat
Information about Energy Balance affects weight changes. the difference between calories eaten and burned. It’s not so important what products you get energy from. You can get better on a strict diet of chicken breast and brown rice, if you really eat a lot of them, and lose weight on burgers.
The magic pill also will not be products with the so-called negative calorie content. These usually include cucumbers, cabbage, celery. Allegedly, the body spends more energy on its processing than it receives. The theory of negative calorie content is not confirmed by science. No matter how few calories are contained in the product, the body spends on its digestion of 3-30% Can food have negative calories? from its energy value. Continue reading
