17 – Overrated health foods and tasty carb substitutes

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5 most overrated health-food trends
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-overrated-food-trends-pg,0,6975867.photogallery

It’s always better to eat the whole fruit than to drink the juice (which is concentrated carbs)

Saturated fat is not bad

For some odd reason, the myth of bad saturated fat persists in the minds of many so-called nutrition experts

These experts know what they’re talking about regarding fat and cholesterol…
http://www.fathead-movie.com/index.php/meet-the-experts/

Vegetable oils are to be mostly avoided (except for olive oil)

The CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) has contributed to lots of nutritional misinformation

Fish oil is better than flaxseed oil for omega 3s

Different carbs all get converted into sugar, which requires insulin, which enables fat accumulation and fat storage

12 Tasty Substitutions When Cutting Carbs
http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/cut_carbs/

Grain-based carbs are to be eaten only in moderation

Pasta will make you fat, on account of the carb/insulin factor

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