Losing weight has always been a fad to many. There have been a lot of ways that are making its way to the diet scene though these are not yet proven to be effective. Sometimes, in our inclination to be thinner, we settle for methods that surround misconceptions around the topic of losing weight.

Let us take a close look at these myths which will definitely counterfeit your efforts to get rid of the extra pounds:

1. Many people suggest that we do cardio exercise (brisk walking, running) first thing in the morning while our stomachs are still empty.

BUSTED: The reality is, as long as you burn calories greater than your calorie…

Are you fond of buying processed foods that have “Unknown Cholesterol” written on their label? Beware! Just because they are called unknown does not mean they are already safe.  Thank heavens for researchers; some bright light has been shed over this unidentified cholesterol.  We now know how bad they could be.

A research presented at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, showed hamsters fed a diet high in this hidden cholesterol had 22% more cholesterol in their blood, causing atherosclerotic plaque buildup.

Instead, experts recommend consuming phytosterols and phytostanols–nutrients found in plant foods–to reduce blood cholesterol.

So you see, it is not only hamburgers and steak that have “bad cholesterol;”  it…

Exercise is good for anyone, but especially for growing kids! However, if they recharge with juice boxes, cookies, chips and snack cakes, all that running and jumping end up useless.

It may be a good idea to keep children active through after-school programs, but not all after-school programs do well in providing enough exercise and nutrition teaching to children.

The Healthy Opportunities for Physical Activity and Nutrition After-School Project, or HOP’N), found many programs don’t provide enough exercise or adequate nutrition.  Researchers for HOP’N observed average after-school programs only provided 20 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity, falling short of the 60 minutes recommended, with a lot of kids just sitting…