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Top 5 Diet Myths

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First thing first. Diet does NOT mean reducing food intake. The word ‘diet’ actually means meal regimen – that is, what you eat, how much you eat, and when you eat. I always cringe when people say, “Don’t diet” when they actually mean, “Don’t starve yourself”. All of us diet all the time, because all of us need to eat. What makes a difference is the content of the diet itself – do we consume mostly junk and highly-processed food, or do we strive to eat wholesome, healthier munchies?

If anything, facts and myths surrounding diet are more notorious than those of exercising. I’ve heard people do fad diets, crash diets, baby food diet, grapefruit diet, ‘detox’ diet, and a whole array of horrendous meal regimen. A diet should be sustainable. It should not make you feel, and look, miserable. Think about your current meal regimen (whether you deliberately plan it, or just generally how you take in your food everyday), and check it against these myths and half-truths…

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