5 diet myths you shouldn't follow

Dieting can be painful sometimes, especially when you’re under pressure and yet can’t eat what you like to relieve the stress.

It’s especially painful for stressed-out office workers who sit at their desk for long hours each day hunched over reports and only grabbing a hurried one-hour lunch.

What’s more, some of them stick to dieting myths that they’ve heard floating in the winds. These myths are ineffective or merely the conjurings of self-made dieticians.

The best way of dieting is still to have regular proper meals. You can break them down into smaller, more frequent portions, but don’t follow those dieting myths!

We’ve sorted out some of these myths from lifestyleasia.com.

Myth No. 1: No eating after 8pm

The reasoning: There’s rarely any strenuous activity after 8pm, so any food that is consumed isn’t expended and is turned into fat.

The truth: The body will still expend its stores of calories when you go about your daily activities the next day. It expends calories at any time of the day.

However, it is still best to not eat late at night as such snacking is usually on unhealthy junk food.
http://www.asiaone.com/Health/Eat+Right/Story/A1Story20110610-283374.html

Did I manage to get your attention?

Your metabolism does not shut down at night. In fact, your metabolism can’t even tell time.
Your body still needs fuel to repair itself during the night and if you workout later in the evenings, it is even more important.

The key is to choose healthier foods such as lean proteins (chicken and fish), good fats (olive oil, sunflower oils), and lots of vegetables. If you workout later in the evenings, don’t be afraid to eat a meal, just make it a healthy one!

Late night snacks:

glass of no fat milk + milo
light yoghurt
light custard
raisin toast
small bowl of high fibre cereal + no fat milk
nuts (limit to 20)
rice cakes, vita weats, Ryvita + phili light cheese
fruits (limit to 2)
vegetables – as much as you like

http://www.thefoodexpert.com.au/weight-loss/so-easy-to-install/

So my stomach dey get closing time,nawa o.E no fit do overtime to clear this padded yam I just ate ni?

Eating in the dream after 1.00am nko?

Nairalanders forgive him for he does not know what he is saying.

sauer: Did I manage to get your attention?

Your metabolism does not shut down at night. In fact, your metabolism can’t even tell time.
Your body still needs fuel to repair itself during the night and if you workout later in the evenings, it is even more important.

The key is to choose healthier foods such as lean proteins (chicken and fish), good fats (olive oil, sunflower oils), and lots of vegetables. If you workout later in the evenings, don’t be afraid to eat a meal, just make it a healthy one!

Late night snacks:

glass of no fat milk + milo
light yoghurt
light custard
raisin toast
small bowl of high fibre cereal + no fat milk
nuts (limit to 20)
rice cakes, vita weats, Ryvita + phili light cheese
fruits (limit to 2)
vegetables – as much as you like

http://www.thefoodexpert.com.au/weight-loss/so-easy-to-install/

what of eba and fufu?

jumpmasta:
Must you generalise?I think you are even more foolish..He goat

give me 2 reasons why i shouldn't generalize, after disgracing us in hospitals in the UK? You sound like a frustrated one. But don't worry, you have your praises here in Nigeria cos the literary deranged ones will always think you're perfect while you're nothing compared with the international standard. Smh! 4 d 2nd time.

My fellow Nigerians, relax na. This is simple logic. If dem talk say make una no eat for after 8pm, no lele, jes wait till to nine or after nine or thereafter. And the demon wey dey fly poison for don commom. Na after eight d demon dey work, by to nine, e don close for work.
Ok?

I thought dat theory was for pregnant women? It was falsified thats why it never became a law.Why should a prof in Nigeria give such an orientation to Nigerians. Was the seminar organised in his dream? 8pm? No way! He must be playing. The stomach never shorts down. Its always open,dats y experts said ''drink water at nite and mid-mornin to reduce muscle contraction wich affect blood flow at nite wile sleeping.

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