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>>> THERE'S A LOT OF WEIGHT LOSS ADVICE ON THE INTERNET BUT
NOT ALWAYS BACKED UP SCIENCE.
PROBABLY NOT EVEN MOST OF THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. TODAY WE ARE BUSTING FIVE
POPULAR DIET MYTHS WITH JUDY
SIMON A CLINICAL NUTRITIONIST
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE JUST DISCOVERED THAT OUR
KIDS WENT TO PRESCHOOL
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. SO WHERE DOES THIS
MISINFORMATION COME FROM?
>> IT COULD BE FROM ANYWHERE.
YOUR SISTER IN LAW, YOUR BEST
FRIEND, YOUR FACEBOOK FEED.
IF YOU LOOK AT ANY KIND OF DIET
YOU WILL START GETTING DATA
MIND AND ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS
WILL START POPPING UP JUST ALL
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. >>
OVER. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MYTH
ABOUT CARBS.
ABOUT CARBS. CARBS ARE BAD FOR YOU.
>> PEOPLE ARE SO SCARED.
THEY WALK INTO MY OFFICE AND
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE
CONFESSING IF THEY EAT A PIECE
OF BREAD.
OF BREAD.
OF BREAD. I TRIED TO REFRAME IT FOR
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. CARBOHYDRATES ARE REALLY OUR
FUEL FIELDS.
FUEL FIELDS. THEY GIVE US LOTS OF NUTRIENTS
AND ENERGY ON FIBER.
THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF
CARBS.
CARBS.
CARBS. IF
CARBS. IF YOU ARE ALWAYS CHOOSING THE
FISH CRACKERS AND THE WHITE
BREAD AND THE SUGAR YOU WILL
NOT GET ALL THIS OTHER
NUTRIENTS.
NUTRIENTS. SO THAT IS IMPORTANT.
>> SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE
THINGS WE MIGHT SAY.
>> SO GOOD CARBS ARE CARBS THAT
COME WITH FIBER AND OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
AND WHOLE GRAINS.
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO EAT PASTA.
THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PASTAS
MADE OUT OF BEANS AND LENTILS
AND WHOLE-GRAIN PASTA OR BROWN
RICE.
RICE.
RICE. THEY WILL GIVE YOU A LOT OF
ENERGY AND NUTRITION.
>> DIETING PROMOTES WEIGHT
LOSS.
LOSS.
LOSS. DOES IT OR DOES IT NOT?
>> FOR MOST PEOPLE IT REALLY
DOES NOT.
DOES NOT.
DOES NOT. DIETING HAS A SUCCESS RATE FOR
PROBABLY LESS THAN 5%.
THOSE ALTERNATES FROM FIVE
YEARS AGO THEY HAVE A NEW NAME.
>> LIKE THE GRAPEFRUIT DIET OR
WHATEVER.
WHATEVER.
WHATEVER. REALLY YOUR BODY RESISTS
STARVATION.
STARVATION. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO STARVE
YOUR BODY BY EATING A LOT LESS
THAN WHAT YOU NEED IT WILL
FIGHT BACK.
FIGHT BACK. MOST OF THESE REALLY ARE NOT
VERY SUSTAINABLE.
VERY SUSTAINABLE. >> IF YOU REALLY ARE TAKING A
LOOK AT IT FOR
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE
JUST CLUELESS.
JUST CLUELESS. A MEDITERRANEAN LIFESTYLE MIGHT
BE A GOOD PLACE TO START.
WE TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO LISTEN
TO THEIR BODY FOR THEIR HUNGER
AND THE PHONE IS AND NOT HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT CALORIES QUITE
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH. >> THAT MAKES GREAT SENSE.
>> IT IS A SERIOUS AUTOIMMUNE
CONDITION FOR OVER 1/2% OF
FOLKS IN THE POPULATION.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE
DEFINITELY INSENSITIVE AND THEY
HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES.
FOR OTHER PEOPLE IT IS TAKEN AS
HALO THAT THIS IS BETTER IF I
EAT GLUTEN-FREE.
EAT GLUTEN-FREE. THE SAD PART IS THEY START
RESTRICTING A LOT OF FOODS THAT
WOULD BE REALLY HEALTHY TO THEM.
IT CAN BE REALLY AWKWARD IN
SOCIAL SITUATIONS.
SOCIAL SITUATIONS. THE POOR KID THAT CANNOT BE THE
CAKE WHEN THERE'S NO REASON HE
CANNOT ENJOY IT.
>> IT ALSO GETS CONFUSING FOR
PEOPLE THAT THINK THEY ARE
CUTTING CARBS BY GOING GLUTEN-
FREE.
FREE.
FREE. >>
FREE. >> GLUTEN IS THE PROTEIN. BY
JUST CUTTING OUT GLUTEN YOU CAN
EAT OTHER CARBS BUT A LOT OF
PEOPLE FEEL LIKE I NEED TO CUT
OUT PASTA AND BREAD.
ARE THEY ADDING AND MICE WHOLE
GRAINS AND QUINOA AND OATS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT OR ARE THEY
JUST CUTTING OUT THE CARBS
ALTOGETHER.
ALTOGETHER. THEN THEY COMPLAIN THAT THEY
ARE TOO TIRED.
>> OUR SOCIETY REALLY LOOKS AT
PEOPLE AS HEALTHIER.
THERE ARE A LOT OF MEN AND WOMEN
IN LARGER BODIES THAT WOULD
REALLY HEALTHY LIVES.
THEY DO NOT HAVE DIABETES AND
CHOLESTEROL.
CHOLESTEROL. THEY MAY BE EATING WELL AND
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE
COMFORTABLE AT.
COMFORTABLE AT. THERE IS A LOT OF WEIGHT BIAS
IN THE MEDICAL WORLD AND THE
CULTURE AGAINST PEOPLE WITH
LARGER BODIES.
LARGER BODIES. THERE ARE A LOT OF SKINNY
PEOPLE THAT ARE OVERLY
RESTRICTING AND THAT DOES NOT
MEAN THEY ARE EATING HEALTHY.
>> MAYBE IT IS A GOOD TIME JUST
TO MENTION THAT WE CAN COMMENT
LESS ON PEOPLE'S BODIES.
>> JUST BECAUSE YOU NOTICE THAT
SOMEBODY