Avoid eggs. Drink 8 glasses of water a day. Eating carbs will {{U}}(1) {{/U}}. Nutritional advice such as this has been touted for years but is it accurate? {{U}}(2) {{/U}}, according to Wendy Repovich, an exercise physiologist at Eastern Washington University, who did her best to dispel several common {{U}}(3) {{/U}} during a health and fitness summit held recently in Dallas.
"Eating eggs will raise your cholesterol. " This myth started because egg yolks have the {{U}}(4) {{/U}} of cholesterol in any food, Repovich said. However, when eaten in {{U}}(5) {{/U}}, eggs do not contain enough cholesterol to pose health risks, she said. "Most people avoid eggs and {{U}}(6) {{/U}} they have any kind of cardiovascular risk their physicians tell them to avoid eggs, but really, there aren't {{U}}(7) {{/U}} studies that show that one or two eggs a day really {{U}}(8) {{/U}} to cholesterol levels. "
"Eating carbohydrates makes you fat" is {{U}}(9) {{/U}}. Cutting carbs from the diet may help a person shed pounds due to {{U}}(10) {{/U}} from a decrease in carbohydrate stores, but eating carbs in moderation does not directly lead to {{U}}(11) {{/U}}.
Here's another myth. "Drink {{U}}(12) {{/U}} water a day. " Repovich said people need to replace water lost through {{U}}(13) {{/U}}, urinating, sweating each day but that doesn't necessarily total 64 ounces of water. "I see an awful lot of people carrying bottled water around, I think people are still {{U}}(14) {{/U}} that they have to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but most people don't realize they get water from {{U}}(15) {{/U}} in the diet. " And too much water can be harmful, Repovich warned, leading possibly to {{U}}(16) {{/U}} in the body of sodium, a condition called hyponatremia.
It's also a myth, that everyone needs {{U}}(17) {{/U}}, although Repovich admits to popping a multivitamin each morning. People who eat {{U}}(18) {{/U}} fruits, vegetables, whole grains, along with moderate amounts of a variety of low-fat {{U}}(19) {{/U}} and the right quantity of calories, probably don't need a vitamin supplement, she said. "But for the most part, we don't eat {{U}}(20) {{/U}} so probably a simple multivitamin is good for most people. "