CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommercePhysical EducationSports And Nutrition4 Marks
Question
Briefly explain any two food myths.
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Answer
Potatoes Make You Fat: Earlier, people used to think that carbohydrate-rich foods such as rice, potato, etc., increase body weight. So, for losing or reducing weight they used to eliminate carbohydrate-rich foods from the diet. Now, we know that carbohydrates are the body's preferred energy source. Potatoes do not automatically make you fat. So, there is no problem in taking potatoes in moderate quantity.
Fat-free Products Will Help You in Losing Weight: Fat-free labelled products can lead to weight gain, In fact, these foods have more calories. Approximately, these products have the same number of calories (may be slightly less) in comparison to other regular food. In addition, most of the persons eat more quantity of labelled food under the misconception that it comprises less calories. However, they ultimately consume more calories which can cause weight gain.
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