Busting Some Common Nutrition Myths

BUSTING SOME COMMON NUTRITION MYTHS

While you are "going down a different road", because you have found The Venus Factor and you are really excited that it is going to FINALLY make changes to your health and well-being you are probably looking at other options that might support and / or enhance your journey; so I have been able to find some great advice / information about health related matters that will increase your knowledge and support what you are achieving with VF.

My philosophy on food always has been that everyone has the right to decide what to eat.

But I also believe that people need to be offered science based facts to help them make informed food choices. With that in mind I thought I’d do a little nutrition myth busting.

MYTH 1 – THERE IS SUCH A THING AS CHEMICAL FREE FOODS

This one is a particular pet peeve of mine. Quite often you’ll hear things about going “chemical free” when it comes to food choices.

Which on the surface sounds reasonable, who wants chemicals in their food?

Well unfortunately these “chemical free” statement conveniently ignore science 101 which states that everything is a chemical.

Every food you eat, your own body, even something as “natural” as water is a chemical compound.

So going “chemical free” is not possible, and it also assumes that every chemical is inherently bad, which is incorrect.

MYTH 2 : IF A FOOD IS GLUTEN FREE / DAIRY FREE / RAW / VEGAN IT MUST BE HEALTHY

Visit any health blog or nutrition related Instagram account and you’re bound to find a gluten free / dairy free / raw / vegan dessert that is labelled as a “healthy” or “guilt free” alternative to a traditional dessert.

Unfortunately these foods are still quite often quite energy (calorie) dense, along with being high in fat and sugar.

Which is fine in moderation, and if you enjoy the taste by all means go for it, but it’s important to understand that a chocolate cake, even if it is gluten free, dairy free or raw is still a chocolate cake.

MYTH 3 : YOU NEED TO EAT LESS TO LOSE WEIGHT

Often people think that the first thing they need to do to lose weight is to restrict how much food they eat, which isn’t 100% accurate.

Healthy, nutrient rich foods are often less calorie dense than nutrient poor foods which means you can actually consume more of them.

For example, the energy content of 1 chocolate bar is the equivalent of 4 apples.

Making the best food choices means you won’t have to eat less, and you may actually be able to eat more.

This post is from :  westernweekender.com.au

Publish date : August 28, 2015

The author is Kate Reid. She can be contacted on Twitter :  @kate_reid6

Kate is a journalist and qualified Nutritionist with a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) Degree from the University of Wollongong.

Kate does not have any affiliation with this website and does not necessarily agree with the claims of the Venus Factor program. I am just a fan of health and dietary issues she chooses to write about and think they are worth sharing.


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