Most doctors, health experts, and even some very credible Nutritionists offer good advice, like avoiding sugar as much as possible, and never consuming trans fats.
However, even though they may have great intentions, many (not all, but most) offer recommendations that are dead wrong.
For example, below are the 2 biggest nutrition myths, which you’ll often hear from doctors and nutritionists.
Some people are finally catching on to #1, but #2 is STILL believed by nearly everybody.
1) Dietary cholesterol and saturated fats cause heart disease
In the 1980’s, the American Heart Association, the FDA, and all the regulatory agencies decided to recommend that people should reduce their intake of fat as much as possible.
They based their recommendations on studies that seemed legit at that time.
But almost 40 years later, even researchers like Dr. Dwight Lundell, who was on a real crusade against dietary fats are admitting that they were completely WRONG.
“Since we now know that cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease, the concern about saturated fat is even more absurd today,” he recently stated.
Saturated fats from healthy animals and dietary cholesterol from eggs and animal products are healthy and good for you.
Just think about it… our ancestors have been eating them without any sign of heart disease for thousands of years.
2) Salt causes hypertension
The big fear of salt started in 1997 after the DASH-sodium study mistakenly concluded that reduction of salt reduces risks of hypertension.
The problem is… people on the DASH diet also reduced their sugar (fructose) intake, which is the real culprit for a ton of diseases, including hypertension.
Salt does NOT cause hypertension.
In fact, the most up-to-date research shows that the standard recommendation of the American Heart Association of 1.5g/day is too LOW and might even DOUBLE your risks of stroke.
However, not all salts are created equal — far from it.
Always try to avoid over-the-table refined salt (table salt), and use unrefined salt instead.
Refined salt contains 97.5% sodium, with the rest being added chemicals like ferrocyanide, fluoride and aluminosilicate – all of which you do NOT want in your food.
On the other hand, pure unrefined salt contains 84% sodium, the rest being 16% of essential trace minerals and other micronutrients.
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