Fitness/nutrition conundrums

[morningstar]

We hear so much conflicting information (and of course, the devil is in the details, so something that seems like the information is conflicting might just be a matter of being specific. It also helps to consider the source of the info). I thought it might be fun to post some examples- here's a few to get us started:

• steady state cardio is the way to go/HIIT cardio is the way to go (in fact, both should be used)
• heavy lifting low reps is best/light weights lots of reps is best (bodies respond best to lots of change, so using both is great- and mixing it up even more is better)
• eggs are bad for you/eggs are good for you (eggs are mostly good for you, but too much of anything can be overkill)
• soy is good for you/soy will give you breast cancer
• eat lots of lean protein/too much protein will kill you
• low carb diets will lean you out/low carb diets will give you a heart attack (well, kinda depends what you do with the rest of your nutrients- if you are eating low carb and high trans fats, you might be the skinniest corpse in the cemetary!)

Does anyone else have some to add?

 

[diane57]

Coffee is fine and protective against some diseases/coffee is addictive and harmful

Wine is good and protective against some diseases /wine is addictive and harmful

Chocolate is good/chocolate is bad

You must be super skinny to live long and be healthy/it's ok to be slightly overweight in fact the longest-lived people are slightly overweight

Fasting is a wonderful rest for the body in which toxins are eliminated, skin clears, the digestive system gets a rest/Fasting is horrible it deprives your body of needed nutrients and encourages fat storage when you do eat again and slows your metabolism

Vegan/Lots of meat is the best way to go

 

[Janis]

Here are a few that I have heard recently:

To get a dancer's/swimmer's/runner's body, you must exercise like a dancer/swimmer/runner. Conversely body composition is all genetic, dancing/swimming/running won't change your genetic shape.

You can't lengthen muscle, you can only stretch muscle. Conversely - You must always stretch to lengthen muscle.

 

[caseysmomgo]

Here are a couple more:

Milk/dairy is good for you -helps strengthen bones vs. Milk/dairy is bad for you - promotes allergies, etc.

Coconut oil is a bad saturated fat and should be avoided vs. Coconut oil is a beneficial fat

Hormone replacement therapy is good for your heart and bones vs. Hormone replacement therapy will give you cancer, etc.

Colon-cleansing/detoxing is good - helps get toxins out of body vs. Colon-cleansing/detoxing is unnecessary as your body can eliminate toxins itself


So much info out there... so confusing...

 

[horseshowmom]

I can't think of anything to add because y'all have been very thorough! Wow! No wonder losing weight and healthy living is so confusing!