common myths and facts about diet | Healthy Living

Fact: Generally not, most foods without fat still contain the same amount or even more calories than regular foods. People don't realize that fat free foods such as cookies, cakes and crackers may still contain a lot of calories, certainly not from fat but from proteins and carbohydrates. However, in some low fat or no fat foods like cakes, cookies more sugar and starch thickeners are added to improve flavor. However, some fats also known as bad fat when consumed in surplus amount, contribute to weight gain and heart diseases. The key is to replace bad fats with good fats in diet to remain healthy. Similarly Polyunsaturated fats such as corn, soy, sunflower oils also lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. If salad contains lots of high-fat ingredients they may add more calories and fat than a steak and fries! They significantly enhance the calorie, fat and salt content of salads, but add few vitamins and minerals, therefore making them a poor choice for dieters. There is no intrinsic connection between calories and body clock that after certain time body stores fat What really matters is the total amount of food and drink you have over the course of a week, or a month or longer, and how much energy you burned up during that timeframe Therefore, if you eat more calories than your body burns, the excess calories will be stored as fat over time regardless of whether they are taken in during the day or night. Weight gain is caused by consuming too many whether they are from carbohydrates, proteins or fats. Findings from the National Registry show that people who eat diets higher in carbohydrates and lower in fat, in addition to watching their total calorie intake are able to maintain successfully.