FACT ORFICTION?

by Nick Yates

H E A L T H Y F O O D

There are manymisconceptions when it

comes to nutrition becausethere are many articles outthere that are lacking facts.

Oftentimes thesemisconceptions about

nutrition are spread aroundto the population and

regarded as fact.

Test your knowledge!

Eating late at night willcause you to gain weight.

Fact or Fiction?

Fiction.

Myth. Calories are caloriesand if you eat more than

you are able to burn off ina day, it will inevitably leadto weight gain. If you eat a

whole pizza late in theevening, it has the sameeffect on your body as

eating that large portion ofpizza in the morning.

Microwaving food makes itless healthy.

Fact or Fiction?

Fiction.

The microwave has had its share ofcriticism over the years. The

microwave gets the last laughbecause this convenient way to heat

your food is completely fine and itdoesn’t make the food less

nutritious. It does cause broccoli tolose its sulforaphane, but

sulforaphane can be killed inbroccoli by cooking it in any way.The microwave isn’t the only one

doing damage, cooking vegetablesin anyway will take away some of

the nutrients it had when it was raw.

Fats make you fat.

Fact or Fiction?

Fiction.

Just because a food is high in fat doesn’t mean itshould be avoided. Foods high in fat includeavocados and almonds. These high-fat foods

shouldn’t necessarily be eaten in large quantitieshowever, they shouldn’t be avoided either.

Beyond that, all fats are not created equal. Forexample, monounsaturated fats are far better foryou than trans fat. Like every other food, it’s all

about moderation.

Trans fat should becompletely avoided.

Fact or Fiction?

Fact.

This is 100% accurate. Trans fatsshould absolutely be cut out

entirely or eaten at a minimum.These man-made fats aretypically labeled "partiallyhydrogenated oil," on the

ingredients list.

Trans fat is believed to possiblyattribute to diabetes, heart

disease, and other diseases. Toavoid trans fats, avoid

processed foods and alwaysread the labels!

HOW MANYDID YOU GETRIGHT?

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