Red wine is good for the heart and six other food myths

Multigrain bread is better and aspartame is bad. These are myths about our food that just will not go away. Emeritus professor of nutrition Martijn Katan seventy debunked those myths in his new book "Nutrition Myths. We explain to him seven theories.

Aspartame is harmful and dangerous
"It's amazing how many people make it their life's work to proclaim this. Indeed, there is no evidence. Aspartame is just a small piece of protein as is consumed as milk and beans. It would provide for 90 different diseases including cancer and brain diseases. However, in people who have a lot of light-drink beverages containing aspartame are not of the diseases attributed seen to it. "

"It is often the case that people who drink a lot of light, thicker That's deceptive, because it is probably the opposite:. People who are thick grabbing rather to light precisely because they are thicker It is better to drink water. instead of light. water is no acid which teeth affects, in soft drinks (including light) and juice it. I am also to learn from an early age children to drink water, but the dangers of light and sweeteners are just a myth. "

Sugars and coloring agents, may cause ADHD
"There is over 50 years seriously investigated. There is little or no evidence for it. Moreover, it is difficult to investigate, because you have to see if kids do it really better. If you believe that they are going to do better, then see you too. "

"For sugar, there is certainly no evidence, but coloring is one study that did find it. That's just not a strong study, with small effects. It is unlikely that it has anything to do with dyes and sugar is not a cause of ADHD. "

Organic milk and cheese are healthier than regular milk and cheese
"This is embarrassing, because I am very organic farming. It's better for the environment. But whether it is healthier? Unfortunately not, milk is milk. It is for that little matter what ate the cow. The same goes for vegetables and fruit. It does not matter how it grows. The same vitamins in it. "

"You can feel better because your food is grown in a better way, but there is no evidence that it is better for your body At one point it even worse:.. In organic bread Organic bakers stop sea salt in their bread and there is no iodine in it. and the iodine we need to correct. in salt is nothing that we have something. That bakers find the addition of iodine unnatural. But that's what we add to live long and healthy. we long healthy life is just unnatural, naturally you die young. "

E-numbers are unhealthy
"On this is a huge frustration among chemists. It has been studied on all sides, and E numbers do anything wrong. But strangely enough, the people who find this indirect right after all. E-numbers are indeed used to cheap food and tasty and long lasting. This happens especially in nutrition is bad for you anyway. E-numbers are used to decorate calorie foods. "

"E-numbers themselves are not bad for you, but indirectly it. The food they worry is often worse and thanks to these additions we eat more of it. But those substances themselves have been thoroughly researched and safe."

Antioxidants can prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease
"That was an important new idea in 1985, but unfortunately. It turns out to be wrong. There is no profession where so many failed in the science. It is difficult for some scientists to say goodbye to that theory."

"There are too many interests, because the industry proclaims like to be sitting in their food naturally antioxidants. The story that proves it still works, is less popular. Especially after 25 years of enthusiastic stories.

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