Food myths and realities

Myths and realities of food Rita Perez April 7, 2018 No Comments Today there are thousands of myths that limit our power to consume nutritious foods or not, that is why we leave you a list of 10 myths and realities of food that have been born from generation to generation. The truth about food 1.Orange juice should be drunk freshly squeezed: True. Oranges, like other citrus fruits, are rich in vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that, in contact with air and light, oxidizes and loses its properties, although it does not lose color. 2. Toasted bread has fewer calories than fresh bread: False. Bread loses water when toasted, becomes dehydrated and weighs less; Therefore, with equal weight, toasted bread will provide more calories. 3. “Light” products do not make you fat: False. “Light” or “diet” means that a given product has reduced fat, sugar or salt content, which does not always mean a decrease in caloric intake. 4. It is better to use honey than sugar: False. Both, as carbohydrates, provide 4 Kcal per gram and although they are chemically different, both increase blood sugar. 5. Fruits make you fat if you eat them for dessert: False. Whether you eat them when you eat them, the calorie intake is the same. It is true that taken outside of meals, due to the feeling of satiety they produce, you arrive at the meal with less appetite and the size of the portions is better controlled. But it is also important to know that the assimilation of iron from meat is better in the presence of vitamin C from fruits. 6. Vegetable fats are healthier than animal fats: False. There are two vegetable fats widely used in the food industry: palm fat and coconut fat. Both are saturated fats, just like o They govern animal fats, as opposed to other vegetable fats, from sunflower seeds, corn, soybeans or olives. 7. Salt makes you fat: False. Like other minerals, salt does not provide calories, but it promotes fluid retention and the body weighs more. 8. Raw eggs feed more than cooked eggs: False. In the yolk of the egg there is provitamin B, which will become vitamin B due to the action of heat. If we eat a raw egg, this transformation will not take place and the egg will provide fewer nutrients. 9. Fresh vegetable products are better than frozen: False. Frozen vegetables and greens can be healthier because they keep their nutritional characteristics intact. This happens because they freeze after being harvested. Fresh vegetables, which take hours from purchase to refrigeration, have significant nutrient losses. 10. Water in food makes you fat: False. Water does not provide calories, no matter how you drink it. If the intake is very high during the meal, it can increase the volume of gastric digestion and take longer to be incorporated into the body, dilute the gastric juices and dilate the stomach. “Light water, which lightens the weight,” is just advertising.