Health is Wealth! - Series 1

In this fast pace world, most of us don't care about our health. I am not an exception in this case. Only when we are affected, we put ears to what others advise us on how to improve our health. Spending huge amounts is one part whereas the pain is other part...Both are nerve crackin'!

I have seen some of my friends who are very conscious on their health but still are affected by small health problems. And I always wonder if for them it happens, then there's no surprise if people who doesn't care about their health will be affected. None of us realises the importance unless something wrong happens.

One of my friend Shobana (we call her as 'Health Guru') has been suggesting me to write something about health and hence here I am blogging one :) Since I am not a physician or a health guru like Shobz, I don't have a creation of my own. I have taken copyrights from her 'Health tip of the day' and posting a series every week consolidating hers. Thanks Shobz!

Here is the first one to go! -'Facts & Fallacies about Dieting'

FOR most people it is all too easy to put on weight and the most likely reason is that you are eating too much of the wrong sorts of food. Here are some of the common fallacies about fattening foods.

Fallacy: Grapefruit will burn body fat.
Fact: Grapefruit has been the main ingredient in several "miracle" reducing plans. It's a fine food, with relatively few calories and plenty of vitamin C, but it does not bum fat. Unfortunately, no such fat-burning food has yet been discovered.

Fallacy: Bananas are fattening.
Fact: Compared with an apple or an orange, a banana has more carbohydrates; yet the average banana has only 60 calories. A medium apple or orange has about 50 calories.

Fallacy: "Sugar-free" foods have fewer calories than those with sugar.
Fact: A product can claim to be made without sugar (sucrose) yet be loaded with other kinds of sweeteners that have about as many calories as sugar. Corn syrup, molasses and fructose are all high-caloric substitutes. When you buy something that says it has been made without sugar, check the list of ingredients and compare the calorie count with a similar product made with sugar.

Fallacy: Your stomach shrinks as you diet.
Fact: When you diet successfully, you get used to eating less food. Your stomach stays the same.