Don't eat eggs, drink 8 glasses of water a day, and eating carbohydrates will make you fat. These pieces of nutritional advice have been around for years, but are they really accurate?
According to Repovich, an exercise physiologist at Eastern Washington University, the above statements are not necessarily accurate. At an advanced conference on health issues hosted by the American College of Sports Medicine, Repovich did his best to correct several common nutritional misconceptions.
It is often said that eating eggs raises cholesterol because the yolk contains the highest concentration of cholesterol. But Repovich says that if you eat eggs in moderation, the cholesterol in them will not harm your health.
Most people avoid eggs perhaps because they have certain cardiovascular risks and their doctors have told them not to eat eggs. But in fact, no studies have shown that eating one or two eggs a day will have any effect on a person's cholesterol levels.
There is a ridiculous saying that eating carbohydrates makes people fat. If reducing carbohydrate intake may help with weight loss, it is because the water stored by carbohydrates in the body is lost. Therefore, eating carbohydrates in moderation does not directly lead to obesity.
There is also a popular saying that you should drink 8 glasses of water a day. Repovich says that people need to replenish the water their bodies lose through breathing, urination, and sweating. But this loss of water does not reach the equivalent of 8 glasses of water. Therefore, drinking too much water can be harmful to the body. This is because it can cause an imbalance of sodium in the body, leading to a condition called hyponatremia.
In addition, there is another widely accepted saying that everyone needs to take vitamin supplements. But if people consume a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and moderate amounts of low-fat dairy products and protein foods that contain protein and calories, they may not need to take additional vitamins.
However, Repovich admits that most people do not eat in the right way, so taking a multivitamin daily may be beneficial for most people.