Top Health Myths of 2021 Busted

We bring a list of a few health related myths and facts which people often get confused with. With information overload happening around us, we don’t want you to be stuck to your phone screen, googling facts and myths.
Also, this information might help you to make changes in your day-to-day eating habits and as a result bring healthy dietary interventions.

• Cholesterol content in the bloodstream is controlled by the liver. The liver produces almost 80% of the body’s cholesterol and the rest comes from dietary sources like meat, poultry, eggs, fish, and dairy products. Foods derived from plants contain no cholesterol.

Myth: Cholesterol is bad for health
Fact: Cholesterol is a fatty substance that’s necessary for building cells. It is the type and amount that matters.

• Staying active is crucial for reducing the side effects of medications and chemotherapy in cancer. The type and intensity of exercise depends upon the severity and the treatment of cancer patients. Exercise improves one’s recovery and helps the person feel better.

Myth: Those undergoing cancer treatment should avoid exercising.
Fact: Regular exercise can help prevent cancer as well as help people undergoing cancer treatment

• Breast cancer occurs in either the lobules (the glands that produce milk) or the ducts (the pathways that bring the milk from the glands to the nipple) of the breast. In rare cases, the cancer can also occur in the fatty tissue or the fibrous connective tissue within your breast.

Myth: Finding a lump in your breast means breast cancer
Fact: Only a small percentage of breast lumps turn cancerous. However, regular check-ups are the key!

• Vitamin D is produced by the body in response to skin being exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D is needed for strong bones, because it helps the body use calcium from the diet.

Myth: Vitamin D has no role to play in asthma
Fact: Vitamin D may help ease asthma symptoms for obese children living in urban environments with high indoor air pollution.

• A factor that may contribute to depression is a person’s dietary habits, which will determine the nutrients that they consume. More refined and processed foods often lead to mood swings and anxiety.

Myth: Diet and nutrition has nothing to do with depression.
Fact: Poor nutrition is one of the most significant causes of depression.

Over to you

Separating myths from facts is something important. Make sure whatever you read, hear or follow has a good backup of research and facts from authentic sources. Many times people follow fads or just because their friends recommended or they saw them doing or following a particular practice. Be cautious about where you are taking the information, by this we mean the source of information.

It is definitely significant to consult a nutritionist before following any practice or diet which you have just heard or read about without knowing the actual reason or logic behind it.