Many myths and beliefs related to food consumption and its impact on the organism are unfounded, despite its prevalence in different segments of society, and therefore we must subject them to specialists to reveal the extent of their validity and modify some unhealthy behaviors to them associates, as published on the site dw Deutsche Welle in a video interview with nutrition expert Anya Schwingel.
When asked about some of these health beliefs, Schwingel said, “It is believed that spinach It contains a large proportion of iron, but it is a misconception, and it is said that mushrooms should not be reheated, and this is also a misconception because eating large amounts of food is what leads to obesity and not just in the abdominal area, and believes that eating coffee reduces the amount of water in the body because it is consumed, and this Not entirely true, drinking coffee leads to an increase in urine production by 3% when drinking the same amount of water.
And regarding eating potatoes and bread and making them fat, he said: If a person eats only bread and potatoes, this will not lead to weight gain, especially if he eats lean foods or salads with them, despite the popularity of coconut oil and saying it is very healthy and helps to lose weight. He reported that the reason people believe it plays a role in weight reduction is because it contains fatty acids that the body cannot store, but there is no evidence for this, so far, and the fact that eggs are unhealthy because contain cholesterol is not true at all, because they contain a lot of nutrients and the body A healthy person regulates the level of cholesterol by itself.
