7 myths of healthy foods

Food gives us nutrients and nutrition. Food also can stimulate and soothe us. However, the emphasis and our obsession to food makes us easily fooled by many of the myths, some of which have questionable validity.Want to know what foods can be healthy myth? Here goes an example.










1. Shark Fin Soup

Shark fin is a kind of high-grade sign of social status. As a kind of luxury and luxury foods from China, shark fin is believed to enhance virility and contain high levels of nutrients. Even so, this research has shown that trust is just a myth.Consuming shark fin not only disrupt marine ecosystems, but shark fins also contain toxins that are harmful to the body! It is known that the fact that sharks are fish contain the most mercury content of marine pollution. So if we eat shark fin soup, we might as well eat the mercury content of shark that has been collected the rest of his life.


2. Margarine

Margarine consumption is very popular everywhere. To cook as a substitute for cooking oil, to smear the bread , to make fride rice , and so on . Many people think margarine contain cholesterol and saturated fat is lower. Unlike butter, margarine made from vegetable oil (one of which is corn oil) polyunsaturated suitable for vegetarians.But the fact is, the process of producing margarine was quite horrible. Vegetable oil hydrogenation process, despite past to be used as margarine, in which process also produces fatty acids that are harmful to the body. Studies have shown that margarine increased levels of bad cholesterol can cause heart disease. Once the vegetable oil has passed through the processing stage, all essential fatty acids that have been lost and what remains is the form of margarine fat itself.


3. Decaf Coffee
Home too late due to hectic activity, lack of sleep, plus too much caffeine can make your health drastically declined. But you can not escape from the fragrant aroma of coffee ... so you choose decafein or decaf coffee, decaffeinated coffee alias. Are you more healthy choice? Not really.The public does not believe that decaf coffee contains caffeine so do not make the body addiction. But the reality showed that decaf coffee and tea still contains caffeine, although slightly. In fact, there is considerable content of caffeine in decaf coffee is enough to disturb one's sleep pattern.But even if coffee has gained a bad reputation over the years, recent research has shown that coffee may reduce risk of heart disease and is a source of antioxidants. Of course you should drink in a reasonable amount, try to limit your coffee intake, at least up to 3 small glasses a day.


4. Sea Salt
Sea salt is considered more nutritious than table salt . Apparently this is not true! Sea salt is often touted as healthier than table salt that has been processed so that the loss of important minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium. Yet the logic behind the 'greatness' is nothing more than sea salt purity.Sea salt is not washed or cooked until boiling to preserve the important minerals in it. But it also means that if you consume sea salt, all marine pollution contained in them also go into your body.And that's not a good impact on your health!


5. Bird's Nest Soup
In addition to shark fin soup, the other Chinese food is also famous bird's nest soup. Swiftlet build their nests using their saliva, and nesting birds is a valuable commodity that is believed to have high nutritional and therapeutic value. Many women who regularly consume them for protein and minerals in birds' nests can make them stay young and boost the immune system.But despite the bird's nest containing enzymes, salt, and moisture content, there is no academic evidence to confirm the claim. As we all know, the saliva does not contain nutrients. In addition, there is never an accident which was written in the American Journal of Medical Science: there is a Vietnamese man who arsenic poisoning after eating a contaminated bird's nest soup in their environment. So think twice before you sip your bird's nest soup.


6. Artificial sugar
Diet drinks that use artificial sugar appears to have become a lifestyle choice, because the effect of excess sugar cane (which is contained in nondiet drinks) can damage health and make the weight of the body swell. Sugar is sugar artificial sweetener is replaced with artificial sweeteners. There are many phrases used to refer to artificial sugars, such as saccharin, aspartame, and sucralose. Many people are also dependent on sugar and artificial diets for diabetes management.But already many opinions stating that the artificial sugar is not even a little more healthy than regular cane sugar. There are research results that have been published, and disputed by other researchers that artificial sugars are responsible for so many health problems, and even contribute to obesity. There are also studies showing that artificial sugar is addictive, and it is proved by looking at the behavior of laboratory rats prefer sugar-containing saccharin instead of cocaine!


7. Ginseng
Herbal ingredients of ginseng are believed to lower cholesterol, reduce mental and physical stress, and also enhancing energy. In the art of traditional medicine, ginseng is considered to reduce fatigue, improve memory, and against the flu. Now before you run away to find ginseng to drug stores, keep in mind that ginseng has no scientific evidence that supports all these myths.In 1998, there was news about the tainted ginseng found in the United States can damage the liver and kidneys, damage to eyesight, cause cancer, and disrupt the blood's ability to carry oxygen throughout the body. Rather than take the risk, better keep your money for things clearer evidence of its usefulness.