Vitamins provide energy

Many people swallow vitamin tablets in the morning, believing that they provide energy boost. The truth is that the energy is provided by the nutrients in the food that are eaten. But since you are most likely cutting down on what you consume, some supplement is good.

Spot exercises can reduse fat deposits

Spot exercises only tighten muscles, and have no effect on fat.

Margarine is better than butter

The man-made margarine has absolutely no nutritional benefits, whereas butter a natural food, has anticancer and antiviral properties. Butter may even help in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The only benefit that margarine has over butter is that it is free of cholesterol. So use butter sparingly

Caffeinated beverages can energise

Coffee, tea and soda are stimulants that energise you quickly and then let you crash. It is therefore essential that you take an equal amount of water after the caffeinated drink.

Lemon juice is good for losing weight

While the vitamin C in the lemon juice helps repair worn out tissues, it does not destroy fat or have any action on it.

Saunas help in shedding off kilos.

You may feel rejuvenated and great sitting in a sauna, but what you lose is the weight of water. Once the fluids have been replenished, the weight comes right back.

Potatoes are fattening

Compared to bread or cereals, it is safer to have potatoes. Bread is twice as fattening as potatoes. Boiled potatoes are good for deiters, but not so fried potatoes.

Form does not matter when exercising

Aerobics, weight training and cardiovascular workouts can have an adverse effect if you are doing them wrong, since you may end up a different muscle than intended. You may also put unnecessary stress on joints.

Fruit juices are not fattening

It is always better to eat the fruit itself than drink the juice as this gives fibre to your diet. It takes more fruits to make a glass of juice than can be eaten at one time. Readymade juices have glucose added to them, hence dieters should avoid them.

Too little calories help you to reduce weight

This will be true only when you skip the empty calories that have no nutritional value. Otherwise there will be imbalance in your body, leading to sluggish metabolic activity.

It is natural to gain a few kilos with ageing

You will live longer if you stay on the thin side, and be successful in keeping at bay all the complications that set in with overweight.

Skipping breakfast is good during dieting

Never skip your breakfast. Otherwise you will end up overeating at the next meal. After your dinner, your body has been on fast, and it needs fuel to get you going through the day. Eat sensibly.

Sleeping after meals makes you put on weight

It is not sleeping or resting after meals that mkes you gain weight. It is what you have eaten for lunch or dinner that matters. Eat sensibly.

Standing while eating burns up more calories.

This is a myth, for you tend to eat more while standing. Always sit and eat unless circumstances demand otherwise.

Bananas are fattening

Bananas are sweeter than an apple or an orange, yet they have only 85 calories. They are a wonderful source or potassium and valueble protein. They are filling and alleviate constipation.

Honey for reducing

This is a fallacy. Honey has many therapeutic and curative powers, but unfortunately it cannot cure obesity.

Fasting for weight loss

Though some dieters fast once a week for weight loss, most reported that fasting only caused light-headedness and deep feelings of deprivation.

A glass of water in the morning helps to lose weight

Many believe that by taking a glass of hot water on an empty stomach is a sure cure for lose weight, as they believe that hot water dissolves fat. Fat does not dissolve in water.