The truths about weight loss myths?

I read articles all the time which claim to share the “truths” about weight loss.

Yeah, I know — I’ve written an entire course that offers the “truths” so what am I complaining about?

Well, it turns out there are “truths” and then there are “truths.”

See, the articles I read are almost always just a rehash of the same misinformation that’s been around for decades. A writer, who knows little about these topics, reviews the work of a few “experts” and then summarizes some key points in a short article for a magazine or newspaper.

Here’s the problem. These writers have almost no weight-loss expertise, so their only option is to trust that the “experts” with whom they consulted are right.

BIG mistake! Why? — because there’s so much inaccurate and contradictory information about this topic that it’s almost impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff.

A few days ago I read an article titled, “The Truth About Weight Loss Myths.” The author started out by saying you shouldn’t listen to all the free advice in the media about weight loss because much of it is useless folklore and half-truths. Then he went on to list two pages of myths and his rebuttal of each. Some of his comments were good (although somewhat meaningless when presented in isolation from the larger picture), but some were down-right wrong.

For example, he said that ingesting sugar prior to exercise can cause blood sugar levels to drop and lead to faster exhaustion. Now, I’m sure there are situations where this might happen, but it’s terribly misleading to suggest that you should avoid eating something prior to exercising.

Anyway, be cautious what you read on the topic of weight loss. Either ignore this information completely or get the facts so you can interpret it correctly.

Allen Oelschlaeger
Author of Finally, the Straight Scoop About Weight, Nutrition and Fitness