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What's a common health myth people fall for? (piefed.blahaj.zone)
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[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No, they're overcorrecting to the point of being myths in the opposite direction.

  • Carbs ARE essential to your body, but your body can make them from quite a few things, making them an unimportant part of a diet, especially since they're easy to get more of.
  • Fat isn't unhealthy by itself, but saturated fats make it VERY easy to over-eat fat.
  • CICO is exactly how thermodynamics itself works... Your body isn't magic. The lies come from people who claim counting calories on the labels is all you need to do.
  • industrial oils are only bad in so far as they are not pure, just like most industrialized products. (think acceptable levels of rat turds in food)
  • meat is a part of a healthy diet, yes, but many people eat too much of it for how sedentary their lifestyle is.