When it comes to dieting, it seems like everyone from your mom to your friends?even celebrities and fad-diet book authors?have an opinion on how to do it right. It’s one of the most crowded self-help spaces, and can be difficult to suss out the good advice from the just plain wrong. Of course you’ve heard that you should eat lots of fruits and veggies and whole foods, and not overdo it on caffeine, sugar, refined carbs, and alcohol. That stuff is basic. What I wanted to know are the top diet myths that are still out there that experts wish more people knew the truth about.
I talked to nutritionists, doctors, healthy cooking experts, and even a personal trainer, who let me in on some of the worst diet advice out there?the tips that, if you take them to heart, could actually harm you more than help you. Below, find out five bad diet tips that you should disregard ASAP, and tell all your friends to ignore, too. Juice Cleanses Are Good For You.
As a veteran of failed juice cleanses, I can’t pretend I was totally disappointed to hear that it’s not the best idea to restrict your diet to liquids to detox. “Sipping green juice five times a day and ducking out on all other foods sounds like a great idea to lose weight and improve your health?for about one hot second,” says celebrity nutritionist Keri Glassman. “When you juice-to-lose, you?re missing out on the fiber in the vegetables you?re drinking, which can cause constipation and d...