There are a lot of myths regarding losing weight that are going around due to all the large and small pharmaceutical companies that are part of this huge weight loss industry that are always pushing you to buy their products or follow their advice. A Washington, DC weight loss specialist is going to reveal the 4 most popular myths and is going to set the record straight.

Myth #1- All calories are the same- This myth does not even make sense. If this were true, don’t you think you could get your 1500- 2000 calories eating fast food daily and never have to worry about putting on weight? For almost 50 years the authorities have known that not only is the amount of calories you consume important, but also where those calories come from.

Here are the results of a study that was carried out, if the above does not make enough sense to you. Keeping the type of calories different, the subjects were given only 1000 calories a day to encourage weight loss:

* 1000 calories, 90% fat, weight lost: 0.9 pounds per day * 1000 calories, 90% protein, weight lost: 0.6 pounds per day * 1000 calories, 90% carbs, weight lost: 0 pounds - gained weight

Myth #2- Low Carb high protein diets are harmful- This myth has been proved wrong by a lot of studies that have been conducted over the years. Essential vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and amino acids are a few things that the body requires, but it does not say anywhere that the body cannot survive without carbohydrates/sugar. For many years aboriginal tribes have lived on animal products alone without ever suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes or heart trouble.

Myth #3- Juices are healthy- This is probably the biggest myth of all in that everyone has believed it! To create a glass of orange juice it takes the sugar of five oranges. There is as much sugar in a glass of OJ as there is in many sodas and yet you have been sold the myth that this is actually healthy for you. You might think that even though it is high in sugar and calories it is still good for you nutritionally, nope because most of the vitamins are lost during the extraction process.

Myth #4- Moderate Drinking does you some good- This myth has been going around for quite some time now. The results of the studies that have shown that drinking alcohol is good for you were incorrect. The purpose of the study was to prove that non-drinkers did not live as long as people who drank moderately.

The problem is they lumped together former alcoholics and those too ill to drink in the class of non-drinkers. This skewed the life expectancy data for the whole study; anyone to ill to drink is likely to have a short life span, as is anyone who has been an alcoholic for any length of time. Even the red wine theory is misleading because the health benefit comes from the grapes, eat them and skip the alcohol altogether! If you are trying to lose weight do away with alcohol it stimulates fat storage and muscle loss, neither of which is conducive to losing weight.

A bit of reasoning would be enough to set the record straight about most of the myths that you have heard, you really did not require a weight loss specialist from Washington, DC to make things clear. But it must be noted that over 15 years of testing and research is behind the facts revealed about these myths. Only once you understand the truth about the weight loss myths and avoid them, will you be able to get into shape.

Josef Brandenburg is a Washington, DC weight loss trainer that specializes in helping people on the go create the bodies they want in their spare time, without starving themselves. If you live in the Washington, DC area he is offering a limited number of no-obligation 7-Day Free Trials.

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