Food myths mean a legendary story about food with or without a determinable basic of fact or a natural explanation. What to eat, when to eat, and how often to eat are such questions which usually confuse.
Some food myths are as follows:
- Potatoes make you fat
- Drinking water in between your meals will mess up your digestion
- Fat free products will help you in losing weight
- Egg increases cholesterol levels
- The peel of fruits & vegetables contains no nutrients
- Having milk immediately after eating fish
- Starve yourself if you want to lose weight
- Eating ghee after pregnancy
- Exercise makes you to eat more
- It’s necessary to have Carbohydrate – load before races
- All sports drinks are the same
- Supplement are necessary for maximum performance