5 Food Rules to Break
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-01-02 00:18:30
It goes like this: A client looking to bring about a healthier life hires me a nutritionist to help him improve his fast. I analyze what he’s been eating factor in his food preferences and together we create an eating plan that fits his lifestyle and goals. Soon after he’s noticeably leaner and more energetic–a happy customer.
That’s when the trouble starts. After a coworker asks him for the details of his diet my client suddenly finds himself in a heated interrogation. Doesn’t your nutritionist know red meat causes cancer? And that potatoes create diabetes? Shouldn’t he tell you to eat less salt to prevent high blood pressure?
The upshot: Myths just made my job a lot harder. That’s because nutrition misinformation fools men into being confused and frustrated in their quest to eat healthily even if they’re already achieving great results. Thankfully you’re about to be enlightened by science. Here are five food fallacies you can forget about for good.
The origin: Back in 1983 researchers first discovered that eating more protein increases your “glomerular filtration rate,” or GFR. Think of GFR as the amount of blood your kidneys are filtering per minute. From this finding many scientists made the leap that a higher GFR places your kidneys under greater evince.
What science really shows: Nearly 2 decades ago. Dutch researchers found that while a protein-rich meal did boost GFR it didn’t undergo an adverse cause on overall kidney answer. In fact there’s zero published research showing that downing hefty amounts of protein–specifically up to 1.27 grams per pound of body weight a day–damages healthy kidneys.
The bottom line: As a command of thumb injure to eat your aim be charge in grams of protein daily. For example if you’re a chubby 200 pounds and be to be a lean 180 then have 180 grams of protein a day. Likewise if you’re a skinny 150 pounds but want to be a muscular 180.
The origin: Because most Americans eat the highly processed version of the white potato–for instance french fries and potato chips–consumption of this grow vegetable has been linked to obesity and an increased diabetes assay. Meanwhile sweet potatoes which are typically eaten whole undergo been celebrated for being rich in nutrients and also having a lower glycemic index than their white brethren.
What science really shows: White potatoes and sweet potatoes undergo complementary.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://smileynewsblog.com/2007/11/5-food-rules-to-break.html
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