I do. But I don't think people have to. Using the most efficient results will get you results faster/greater.. but EFFORT is the biggest factor in health.
With that said, it is aggravating when someone feeds bad info across the internet and defends it relentlessly...
Let me list some of my pet peeve unproven myths (some are blatantly false, some are simply unproven).
Myth#1 6 mini meals is better than 3 meals a day
Myth#2 The afterburn effect makes HIIT burn more calories than Cardio
Myth#3 Fast food / Processed food / GMOs are bad for you
Myth#4 High cholesterol causes heart disease
Myth#5 Carbs are healthier than fats, or vice versa
Myth#6 High protein diets are bad for your kidneys.
Myth#7 "Supersize Me" proves McDonalds is bad for you (hint: it proves 7,000 calories a day and no exercise is bad for you-- and that Morgan Spurlock can't conduct a credible experiment)
Myth#8 Hundreds of crunches is an effective method of getting a six pack. (hint: neither builds bigger abdominal nor burns much calories)
The list goes on... but I stop short for now. Which myths annoy you the most? Aside from red wine.
Honestly, one year margarine's good then one year butter's good. I don't pay too much attention to science other than something that would seem like common sense. I simply go by things like eat a lot of fatty foods and you'll get fat. Beat down a muscle and let it recover. I'm definitely healthier than a crapload of people around me and I get criticized a lot if the slightest "unhealthy" food touches my hands. People are so insecure.
I honestly don't feel that any studies are 100% unbiased. I feel like most studies are out to prove something so someone doesn't feel bad about what they're doing.
The thing is that I believe most people just look up a study with "good for you" in it to promote their behavior and feel it is justified. I'm guessing your study found is based on one glass of red wine... but we know people don't stop at one glass. So if someone were to make them concerned about it they'll just bring up that study and pour their 3rd glass of wine and keep going.
I like reading up on the science of health. I generally take on board the things I want to that fit with my lifestyle and personal likes and dislikes. I must admit though that I can be a sucker for fads but I'm not totally over the top. for example I was monitoring my kj intakes on an app and noticed I wasn't getting much protein. I tried readjusting but found it difficult to get enough protein so now I use protein shakes and etc every now and then.
I would say that a lot of people who claim to be trying to lead a healthy lifestyle definitely do not actually make science a factor. At least the people I know just believe everything they read and don't look fro credible sources. Also, they jump on every bandwagon that passes by without really doing any research about it.
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I try to keep a balance in what I eat. People complicate things more than needed. I started because I was trying to gain healthy weight and now its just became a habit
my diet is approx 3000 calories due to my fast metabolism and working out
fresh fruits and vegetables (being a vegeterian helps on this end)
greek yogurt and other dairy foods
almonds,pistachio etc...
and some chocolate
I do. I count calories and track my macros. But I don't obsess over the latest superfood or whatever was "proven" to help you lose weight in the past week. I prefer to keep it simple. Personally if I'm trying to lose weight I go for a high protein, moderate fat, low carb diet. Has worked well for me in the past.
Science is pretty much all I follow in terms of learning a healthy lifestyle.
The second most common thing I follow is my observations of what other moderately -to-very fit people do.
I must say that relying on science really does help someone navigate through the bullshit! :)
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Actual weight loss REALLY does boil down to a calories in (ingested cals) vs calories out (base metabolism + daily activity level).
What a lot of the simplistic people don't understand is that one's "calories out" is significantly affected by hormonal effects of our bodies on a given day as well as hormonal reactions to what we eat and drink (such as insulin's and cortisol's affect on how the body handles bodyfat ).
i do. I make sure to eat tomatoes with avocados to absorb the lycopene with the help of the healthy lipids. I also think about ph balance.
I do. I got my high cholesterol and high blood pressure under control using a ketogenic diet because I didn't fancy taking statins for the rest of my life.
many peopel do weight watchers now adn have learned the fad diets don't work. If you are a weight watchers member there site tells you the scientific background.
I believe fresh grape juice would be better than the fermented version.
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