6 Diet Foods You Shouldn’t Be Eating

Aug 26, 2010 @ 07:24 am by Guest Author

Nutrition has become a very confusing subject for many people. After all, savvy entrepreneurs have flooded the information highways with endless misinformation.

Unfortunately, if you don’t have a PhD in nutrition, separating the wheat from the chaff can be virtually impossible.

Thus, without further ado, here are some diet foods you need to reevaluate:

1. Excess fish oil: Endless fitness experts recommend taking huge amounts of fish oil. The problem with this approach is that too much fish oil can damage your heart. Moreover, supplemental fish oil is not necessary if you are eating fish.

2. Trans fats: The biggest issue here is that trans fats are hidden in many foods. This is possible because of a loophole that allows companies to claim their products have zero trans fats as long as there is less than half a gram per serving.

3. Canned fish: A lot canned fish such as tuna has high amounts of mercury. Thus, it’s in your best interest to find a different protein source. At the very least, make sure you eat tuna every once in a while. Don’t make it a staple in your diet.

4. Fortified eggs: Just because an egg is infused with healthy fats doesn’t make it healthy. You see, even though they add in healthy fats, they don’t remove the saturated fat which causes the damage. So opt for egg whites.

5. Fake sugar: Even though fake sugar doesn’t have calories in it, it still isn’t necessarily healthy. In fact, the medical community still doesn’t know how safe artificial sweeteners are. So reduce intake here and only have fake sugar when you absolutely need it.

6. Smoothies: Smoothies and juicers are not the optimal way to get your nutrition. The problem here is that any time you liquefy or blend something you increase its digestion rate. This in turn can spike blood sugar and completely shut down fat burning.

You have to be really wary of marketing because many times the claims are very misleading. So take action on this information today and take control of your diet!

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