28 Most Common Dieting Myths Debunked – Page 3 – Gemsman

28 Most Common Dieting Myths Debunked

2. When you are on a diet, you have to eliminate the flour containing foods, especially bread and rice: MYTH.

The brain and nervous system need at least 120 grams of carbohydrates (glucose) to perform their functions properly.

Therefore, if we eliminate carbohydrates, we malnourish the brain, and that can result in headaches, concentration problems, bad mood, irritability, and many other bad things.

In addition, we are likely to have desperate cravings and in the long term we will end up eating more.

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