DIET MYTH3: Don’t drink water during meals
Another diet myth that is strongly believed is that you should not drink water during meals as it will dilute your stomach acids and inhibit digestion.
The real truth
But the truth is your body adjusts the production of gastric juices according to the consistency of your meal. Also drinking water with meals will not only help your digestion work more efficiently by helping break down large chunks of food and making it easier for them to slide down your esophagus and into the stomach thus preventing bloating and constipation but it also helps to fill up your stomach so you eat fewer calories in one sitting. In fact, water is needed to promote the proper function of the stomach enzymes.
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drink as much as you are comfortable with during the meal.
DIET MYTH4: Don’t eat large meals at night or you will gain weight
Another diet myth circling around is that you should not eat after 6 or 7 pm else you will become fat nor you should eat big meals at night.
The real truth
Again this is not true and this itself will not lead to weight or fat gain. Weight loss is the sum total of many habits and not just dependent on an isolated rule.
Yes, if you eat a heavy meal laden with calorie dense foods along with your other regular meals you WILL gain weight by eating at night. But this is because of eating MORE calories, not because of eating at night. And if you spread your food intake in such a manner that the total calories you eat including dinner is less than what you burn then you can eat as much as you want at night and not gain a …show more content…
What counts is whether you burn more calories than you ingest over time. Weight loss and fat gain do not occur in a vacuum.
So while the foods you eat are very important, as is the quality, you can’t discount calories. To quote renowned nutritionist Alan Aragon, “Your body does not store more fat more readily at night than at other times during the day.”
Related research
Researchers from Israel wanted to test whether eating more at night actually led to more weight gain. In the 6-month study, the scientists compared people who ate their largest meal at breakfast to those who ate their largest meal at dinner (8 p.m. or later). The participants who satisfied their late-night munchies not only lost more fat, they also experienced more fullness throughout the entire 6 months and saw more favorable changes to their fat loss hormones.
Consider some of the impressive findings. Compared to the morning eaters, those who ate at night:
Had less hunger cravings and were more satisfied with their meals
Lost 11 percent more weight
Had a 10 percent greater change in abdominal circumference
Lost a whopping 10.5 percent more body
Another diet myth that is strongly believed is that you should not drink water during meals as it will dilute your stomach acids and inhibit digestion.
The real truth
But the truth is your body adjusts the production of gastric juices according to the consistency of your meal. Also drinking water with meals will not only help your digestion work more efficiently by helping break down large chunks of food and making it easier for them to slide down your esophagus and into the stomach thus preventing bloating and constipation but it also helps to fill up your stomach so you eat fewer calories in one sitting. In fact, water is needed to promote the proper function of the stomach enzymes.
My experience …show more content…
drink as much as you are comfortable with during the meal.
DIET MYTH4: Don’t eat large meals at night or you will gain weight
Another diet myth circling around is that you should not eat after 6 or 7 pm else you will become fat nor you should eat big meals at night.
The real truth
Again this is not true and this itself will not lead to weight or fat gain. Weight loss is the sum total of many habits and not just dependent on an isolated rule.
Yes, if you eat a heavy meal laden with calorie dense foods along with your other regular meals you WILL gain weight by eating at night. But this is because of eating MORE calories, not because of eating at night. And if you spread your food intake in such a manner that the total calories you eat including dinner is less than what you burn then you can eat as much as you want at night and not gain a …show more content…
What counts is whether you burn more calories than you ingest over time. Weight loss and fat gain do not occur in a vacuum.
So while the foods you eat are very important, as is the quality, you can’t discount calories. To quote renowned nutritionist Alan Aragon, “Your body does not store more fat more readily at night than at other times during the day.”
Related research
Researchers from Israel wanted to test whether eating more at night actually led to more weight gain. In the 6-month study, the scientists compared people who ate their largest meal at breakfast to those who ate their largest meal at dinner (8 p.m. or later). The participants who satisfied their late-night munchies not only lost more fat, they also experienced more fullness throughout the entire 6 months and saw more favorable changes to their fat loss hormones.
Consider some of the impressive findings. Compared to the morning eaters, those who ate at night:
Had less hunger cravings and were more satisfied with their meals
Lost 11 percent more weight
Had a 10 percent greater change in abdominal circumference
Lost a whopping 10.5 percent more body