Few people manage to keep their weight under control, without making this any effort. If you do not treat it lucky, you probably have read many articles and even books on how to accelerate the process of weight loss and prevent weight gain. And, along with useful information, you probably caught myths about metabolism, forcing many people to choose the wrong way in the pursuit of a slender figure
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There bedtime - a guaranteed way to gain extra weight
One of the most famous myths about metabolism suggests that eating before bed will inevitably lead to weight gain. The truth is that only the total intake of calories during the day curled, turn if what you eat as fat or not. It does not matter exactly when you consume calories, the main thing - not to exceed the daily rate.
Food consumption approximately equal portions throughout the day helps to maintain a stable level of energy, but if you can not eat every 3-4 hours during the day, no matter if you eat before bedtime
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- Unless, of course, you will not abuse the high-calorie foods.
Frequent meals speed up metabolism
This is another common myth that can be heard from supporters of the five - or even six times the power. In fact, the metabolism is accelerated after each meal. The degree of acceleration depends on the amount ingested and the amount of carbohydrates and fats, which were contained in a dish. If the total amount of basic groups of calories and nutrients the same in two different diets: in three meals a day and a diet consisting of 5-6 meals a day in small portions, metabolism acceleration is the same. The only difference lies in the fact that a person who eats little, often, the metabolism will speed up significantly less than in those who eat three large servings a day.
Low-carb diet speeds up weight loss
When you start a diet very low in carbohydrates (one of the most well-known example is the Atkins diet), the body begins a process called ketosis - that is, do not start the production of energy from carbohydrates, as usual, and from fat cells. Many people believe that because of this accelerating the burning of stored fat.
In fact, the main advantage of low-carb products is that they help to effectively control hunger, but the metabolism
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they do not accelerate. If you go without carbohydrates for too long, your metabolism may slow down, because carbohydrates are the main macronutrients that affect the thyroid gland.
Those who want to lose weight, do not eat carbohydrates with fats
People following the principles of separate food
A separate food - pros and cons
They are the most active supporters of this myth. They believe that to effectively reduce weight carbohydrates and fats you should eat only separately. It is believed that because carbohydrates are used to produce energy if simultaneously with food fats consumed, they will be immediately converted to adipose tissue. If there is fat with protein or fiber, the body will use fat as an energy source, so the extra kilos of fat can be avoided.
But in reality the body is important to the overall energy balance. If you eat, and your body needs energy - it uses to produce its food, regardless of whether it refers to fats or carbohydrates. In fact, carbohydrates are consumed first, but if they did not have - in the course are and fats. It is important that the total amount of energy contained in your food does not exceed that which is necessary to the body - it thrifty excess delay in the form of the most unwanted fat.
When, in fact, avoid simultaneous use of fats and carbohydrates, so it is immediately before and immediately after workouts, because at that time could slow down fat digestion and absorption of carbohydrates to reduce the muscle cells.
With age, metabolism slows itself
Finally, the last myth, about which we talk, convinces us that necessarily comes with age slowing metabolism. Actually, this is really happening, and the main reason for this - a decrease in muscle mass. If a person continues to lead an active life, and do not forget the power exercises, it can be avoided. Changes in metabolic rate will be almost imperceptible, and if you are into old age will eat right and exercise regularly. So - pay less attention to the myths, and more action. If you choose faith in those or other errors, it can lead you to the choice of a wrong way of life, and then to the fact that once you lower your arms, simply because believe it - because of the age of your weight and physical shape will now only be changed for the worst. And actually - all at your fingertips.
