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Myth: Low- fat or non-fat diets are good for you.
Fact:  A lot of people feel that they need a low-fat diet to lose weight. The truth is that you should still have a third of your calories from fat
Your body uses fat for energy, tissue repair and to transport vitamins A, D, E and K around the body. Remember this top 10 diets tip.



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Myth: Crash dieting or fasting/strving yourself makes you lose weight.
Fact: You may in lose weight but ultimately it will hinder your weight loss.
If you lose weight over long tem you're burning off fat. Crash diets or fasting removes lean muscle tissue which you need to stay strong and for even better fat burn. When you lose lean muscle you cause a fall in your basal metabolic rate. 

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Myth: Food eaten late at night is more fattening.
Fact: The truth is that large meals eaten at night does not make you stroe body fat but it's the amount consumed throughout your 24 our period. The best way to way to eat your meals though is 6 meals and never skip a meal.

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Myth: I have a slow metabolism which is why I'm overweight.
Fact: The larger you are, the more calories you need to keep your body going and the higher your metabolism. Weight gain occurs when the number of calories eaten is greater than the number used by the body. This is why exercise is so imporant.
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Myth: If I eat fat today I will get fat.
Fact: Believe it or not, true weight gain is a slow process. You need to eat an extra 3500 calories to gain one pound of body fat (and vice versa for losing it).
For long-term weight control, balance high-fat foods with healthy food and activity.

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Myth:Low-fat milk has less calcium than full-fat milk.
Fact: Skimmed and semi-skimmed milk actually have more calcium. 

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Myth:Low-fat foods help you lose weight.
Fact:'Low-fat' or 'fat-free' doesn't necessarily mean low calorie or calorie-free, warns Lyndel Costain. Check the calorie content of foods, especially cakes, biscuits, crisps, ice creams and ready meals. Extra sugars and thickeners are often added to boost flavour and texture, so calorie content may be only a bit less, or similar to standard products.  Foods labelled low-fat should contain no more than 3g fat per 100g. 'Watching the quantity is important,' adds nutritionist Alison Sullivan. 'People tend to have half-fat spread but then use twice as much.
'And things like fruit pastilles may be low in fat, but are high in sugar which turns to fat.
'With low fat foods, look to see where else the calories might come from.'

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Myth: Cholesterol is bad for you.
Fact: Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is made mostly by the liver. It can be bad for us, because it forms deposits that line and clog our arteries. Clogged arteries contribute to heart disease. But we all need some blood cholesterol because it's used to build cells and make vital hormones - and there's good and bad cholesterol. Lyndel Costain explains: 'Saturated fats found in food like meat, cheese, cream, butter and processed pastries tend to raise low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as 'bad' cholesterol, which delivers cholesterol to the arteries. 'High density lipoprotein (HDL), or 'good' cholesterol, transports cholesterol away from the arteries, back to the liver.' So choose unsaturated fats such as vegetable oils, nuts and seeds. 

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Myth: Vegetarians can't build muscle.
Fact: Vegetarians can be as muscular as meat eaters by getting their protein from vegetable sources such as cheese, nuts, pulses and grains.

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Myth: You always gain weight when you stop smoking.
Fact: Some people gain weight when they stop smoking, some lose weight and some stay the same. While nicotine does increase the body's metabolism, its effect is small. It's far healthier to be an overweight non-smoker than not bother giving up because you think you'll put on weight.