I decided to put this article in the category “D.’s mistakes”, because there was a time when I too believed in these things , not in all of them but in some of them. You know when we hear something said so many times that in the end we believe it to be true, but we have never bothered to document ourselves sufficiently, that is, without stopping at the first two, three sources? Well, this is happening more and more in the case of nutrition and healthy eating . People want to believe that by controlling their diet they can not only have an enviable physical shape, but also an iron health: which, alas, is not always true. Sometimes, in order to do ourselves good, we make a gross mistake, without knowing it; to the others,it is not certain that changing a diet will allow us to stay away from even serious diseases. So let ‘s see the 10 worst commonplaces about healthy eating that must be absolutely debunked.

EATING HEALTHY, THE TEN WORST COMMON PLACES

1) Yes to the low carb diet: because carbohydrates are not essential to our survival: it is true, but the concept is distorted, and the deductions that are generally made are often wrong, and lead people to think they can do without of carbohydrates. When we say that they are not essential to our survival, we mean that, if the apocalypse comes and we survive, but the carbohydrates have disappeared from the face of the earth (I don’t know how, but follow suit), we will still be able to live. somehow. With a very slow metabolism and many health problems, however. In fact, carbohydrates serve our metabolism , which is why, even if they are not essential to survive, they are essential to live in health, that is, with a good metabolism.
2) Saturated fats are bad : ok, let’s assume that everything, if taken in excessive doses, is bad, and let’s focus on saturated fats. An excessive diet of saturated fats can have negative effects on our cardiovascular health and on excess cholesterol in the blood: recent studies, however, underline the fact that it must be an excessive consumption of saturated fats, dispelling the myth that saturated fats are to be avoided like the plague. No, on the contrary. Saturated fats, namely lauric, palmitic, stearic, myristic and butyric fats , perform very important functions for our health: for example, butyric acid, contained in butter and fatty cheeses, plays an important role in metabolism, in the immune defenses, and in particular it is even protective against neoplasms. Would you ever have said that? This does not mean bathing in mascarpone , but it does mean that it is absurd to eat only skimmed dairy products. Other saturated fats regulate the production of omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, play a protective role at the genetic and immune level, as well as obviously allowing us to absorb fat-soluble vitamins. 10 percent of our daily diet must be made up of saturated fat. 3) Fruits and vegetables have more proteins than animal products, and the same amino acids: unfortunately, false information is circulating on the ne