10 Popular Health and Diet Myths Busted

Catalina 2 Apr 2015

4. When you nuke your food, you nuke the nutrients

When you nuke your food, you nuke the nutrients, too

In general, microwaving food doesn’t result in destroyed nutrients. It does happen in some rare cases, though. Broccoli, for instance, contains a cancer-fighting nutrient called sulforaphane that doesn’t stand up to microwaving. The effect isn’t exclusive to microwave ovens – the nutrient is destroyed by any kind of cooking.

1. MSG is terrible for health

2. High-fructose corn syrup is worse than white sugar

3. If you don't poop every day, you have a health problem

4. When you nuke your food, you nuke the nutrients

5. When you burn 3,500 calories, you lose a pound

6. You can tell how well your weight-loss plan is doing by weighing yourself

7. Foods that you eat too late at night fatten you

8. Pasta is fattening

9. You can lose weight with coffee

10. Milk can be slimming

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