Diet Soda Myths and Facts?

Fact is Diet or not Diet Soda.... It all Rubish.

Diet soda is packed full of artificial sweeteners but not sugar and no nutritional value whatsoever.While standard soda-packed full of sugar but not sweeteners. Consumption of large amounts of soda can eat away at the enamel (the hard stuff) on your teeth. And once it's gone, it doesn't come back. If you're going to have some, drink no more than one can (16 oz) a day. Concentrate on drinking water and unsweetened ice tea.

Truth is standard soda is rubbish for your teeth and health. Diet soda is just bad for you general health because of the Artificial sweeteners can hinder weight loss and promote weight gain.

To be honest you should just drink what you feel like in small quantities unlest it only water or chinese tea or anything with out sugar or Artificial stuff and coloring.

READ MORE - Diet Soda Myths and Facts?

Common Myths and Facts on Dieting

Healthy DIET is the intent and meaning to improve or maintain optimal health. This usually involves consuming nutrients by eating the appropriate amounts from all food groups, including adequate amounts of water.

Myth #1 AVOID FAT ENTIRELY IN YOUR DIET.

Fact: Most American diets and people around the world contain either too little or too much fat. Neither method is a successful tactic for weight loss. When examining what occurs with most restrictive diets, people assume that all dietary Fat can only be deposited in bellies and buttock tissue. Fat serves as a source of energy. Fat is important to infants and children in which fat provides nine calories of energy per gram than carbohydrates (4 calories) (Sanders, 1994). In reality the body uses dietary fat for energy when it’s in a state of negative energy balance. Fat also maintain body temperature and help protect the vital organs of the body hormones .

 As long as your total fat calorie intake is less than what you expend, the percentage of fat in the diet isn’t as significant. Studies shown that fat provides flavor and texture to the food and is closely related to moisture and contribute to the amenity and enjoyment when eating (Drewnowski, 1997; Dunford, 2001).  Fats are also an important source of fat-soluble vitamins, vitamin A, D, E and K, where the digestion of fats and oils will improve the absorption of these vitamins (Sanders, 1994; Dunford, 2001). There is now way you can avoid fat as the main source of fat in the diet, is available in alomost 80% of food that we eat each day such as, meat and its products, cereal products (including cakes, pastries and biscuits) and milk and dairy products (Mela, 1994).

The truth about fat is that Fat is not dangerous!! Studies had affirmed that subjects can achieve equivalent differences in weight loss with diets consisting of approximately 10 to 50 percent fat, as long as the total calorie consumption is identical like YinYang. Human are the ones that made FATS dangerous it is proven in many studies shown that the effects of excessive fat intake can increase the risk of developing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and obesity (Mela, 1994). 
It’s evident that the low-calorie, lowfat, high-carbohydrate diets that dietitians and others have been advocating for years are in fact fallacies.


REFERENCE:  
Alford, B.; Blankenship, A.; and Hagen, R. (1990). The effects of variations in carbohydrate, protein and fat content of the diet upon weight loss, blood values and nutrient intake of adult obese women. J Am Diet Assoc



Myth #2 THE MORE CARBS THE BETTER.

Fact: The first myth we have been told is that fat is bad.Contrary to what’s often uttered about the merits of carbohydrates, the fact remains that excess carbs lead to excess inches. With the exception of the overly lean individual who has a speedy metabolism, a situation in which weight gain is often the goal, overindulgence in high-carb foods can be as detrimental to waistlines as excess fat. While many people believe that spare carbohydrates are in large part stored for energy, it’s more likely that excess carbs will be converted to bodyfat.

Furthermore, studies have shown that subjects can achieve identical improvements in body composition, strength and muscular endurance with diets in which as little as 40 percent of the calories come from carbohydrates vs. those that contain more than 60 percent carb. Studies have also repeatedly demonstrated that the total calorie intake is the dominant factor in weight loss.

It’s obvious that fats have endured more than their share of abuse. Saturated fats, in particular, are considered a key contributor to heart disease, an epidemic that’s claimed more lives than the flood in Genesis. Fats also carry more than twice as many calories per gram as either carbohydrates or protein. Though it’s true that an excessive fat intake is the best way to make yourself resemble a blimp, it’s also a fact that fat is necessary for proper metabolic function, for hormone production and as an energy source


Myth #3 SODIUM IN THE DIET IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.

Fact: Yes, and no, depending upon whether you already have high blood pressure or normal blood pressure.

In truth sodium is important for you as its also works in maintaining our body fluid balance ,fluid movement of cells , acid-base balance in our body, osmotic pressure and electrolyte physiological activity of the muscles and nervous system (IFST, 1999). 

Truth is excessive sodium intake can cause hypertension. Increasing the sodium intake increases blood pressure. Many studies show that there is a significant relationship between hypertension and risk of coronary heart disease.

The study Stamler (1997) found that a lot of the sodium intake is a key factor risk of heart disease and these factors were preventable. IFST (1999) reported that there was a correlation between excessive sodium intake with heart failure, liver cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome and idiopathic and cyclical edema.

Truth is  medical journal article has found no justification that sodium intake is bad for health or increases heart disease (especially in those that already have normal blood pressure) except excessive sodium intake.

It recomended that sodium aka salt MUST be consumed without potassium and Potassium Must not be consumed with sodiom as both are needed as they work together in our nervous system and cells.

Tried use low salt since it have lower sodium in it or  you could try using "artificial salt" salt but we do not recommend it (unless you have high blood pressure) since it contains no sodium.



Myth #4 VITAMINS WILL ENHANCE YOUR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE.

Fact: Vitamins supply the body no calories and cannot be used as fuel. The body urinated out 70% of the vitamins that it does not need. Only people who are deficient in an area should take necessary supplements.Vitamin help the body in control of metabolism, maintaining a healthy growth , controlling the function of nerves, muscles, and body systems and prevent certain disease. Best resource  and way to take vitamin is through consumption of food found in Plant and fruit than Pills supplement.

Made sure to consult a doctor or a Registered Dietitian before taking Vitamin supplement. Some vitamins pils can be toxic.

Myth #5 DIET PILLS ENHANCE METABOLISM AND CONTRIBUTE TO WEIGHT LOSS.

Fact: Initially one will lose weight after taking diet pills due to lowered requirements or craving of food and calories, but in the long run one will usually gain more weight back. as the real secret in weight lost is balance food intake and balance lifestyle . Most importantly is mind power to learn and control and discipline of what you eat .

Myth #6 AN INTAKE OF REFINED SUGAR CARBOHYDRATES FROM SOURCES LIKE HONEY, SODAS, CANDY BARS AND POWER BAR WHEN FEELING LOW, WILL BOOST ENERGY LEVELS.

Fact: Unfortunately, you will probably experience the opposite. A sugar snack before a workout will deplete your performance and cause you to crash in need of good carbohydrates. Choose a complex carbohydrate instead.

Myth #7 CAFFEINE STIMULATED THE APPETITE AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT.

Fact: The issue that caffeine can be an appetite stimulant has never been scientifically proven. If taken properly, it can aid in raising the body temperature and possibly contribute to body fat loss.

Myth #8 EXCESS PROTEIN WILL BE USED AS ENERGY IF TOO MUCH IS TAKEN IN.

Fact: True, only when carbohydrate and fat sources are depleted. The body will use protein as fuel only as last resort. Most excess protein is stored as adipose tissue (body fat). Make sure you consult your registered dietitian or health care professional on how much protein is necessary for you.

READ MORE - Common Myths and Facts on Dieting

Spend less time with TV, video games, and computer games!!

Importance of Screen time and health

Did you know that kids who watch TV a lot are risking a lifetime of health problems? It’s a proven fact: too much screen time (watching TV, playing on the computer, and playing video games) is associated with:

■ Violent behavior.

■ Poorer school performance.

■ Lower reading scores.

■ Sleep pattern disturbances.

■ Overweight.

■ Consumption of junk food.

■ Bad habits later in life (like tobacco and alcohol abuse).

Join millions of others and check out what else life has to offer! What can kids do instead?

The sky’s the limit.!!

Get active. Get imaginative. Get social!

■ Walk the dog.  ■ Read a book.

■ Take a hike.  ■ Throw a ball.

■ Run a half mile.  ■ Visit a friend.

■ Climb a hill.  ■ Put on a show.

■ Play a game.  ■ Draw a picture.

■ Visit a park.  ■ Have a conversation.

■ Ride a bike.  ■ Smell the roses

Parents: Why Spending less time is more Time

Do your children a favor: turn off the TV, the video game, and the computer game. Time staring at those screens is called screen time, and it’s bad for kids’ health and behavior. Kids who spend less time in front of a screen also:

• Do better in school.
• Read more.
• Sleep better.
• Eat healthier foods.
• Weigh less.
• Are less prone to violence, early sexual activity, and smoking.

Paediatricians say:

• No screen time for children younger than 2.
• No TVs in bedrooms.
• Limit screen time to one to two hours a day.
• Keep an eye on what your kids watch

How to get started
 

1. Keep track. Be aware of what you watch and why. Fill out our log sheet with your children.

2.  Consider a week without screen time.

3.  Make the commitment as a family.

4.  Plan for things you’d like to do and post your list on the TV. For ideas, see some of the 101 screen-free activities at www.screentime.org.

5.  Pay special attention to times when you most depend on screen time and make alternate plans for them.

6.  At the end of the week, talk about the benefi ts of limiting screen time. Then set your own TV-turnoff times, like one day a week or during meals.

7.  Remember, it takes a long time to change habits. Whatever works to reduce screen time is a positive step.

Tips for reducing screen time at home

• Put your TV in a place where it isn’t the center of attention.
• Turn off the TV during meal times.
• Don’t use screen time as a reward or punishment.
• Don’t use screen time as a babysitter

How much screen time does your family get?

Screen time is the time spent in front of the TV or playing video games or computer games. Screen time means not moving around. But our bodies need movement to be healthy.

Keep your family healthy. Keep track of your screen time for one week with our screen time log.

Make a copy of the sheet for each member of the family. Make it a fun game to see who has the least screen time. Try to decrease your totals over time.

And remember, change doesn’t happen quickly. Any reduction in screen time is good for your family.

Healthy habits

■ No more than an hour of screen time each day.

■ An hour of activity each day.

■ Healthy snacks—fi ve servings of fruit and vegetables daily.

■ Getting up to move or stretch during screen time. Screen-time alternatives

■ Playing with friends.

■ Walking the dog.

■ Inventing a game.

■ Reading and writing

Screen-time alternative

■ Playing with friends.

■ Walking the dog.

■ Inventing a game.

■ Reading and writing.becher.com

Kids: cool things to do

There are lots of ways to have fun besides watching TV or playing video games or computer games.

Take a look!

·         Paint or draw a picture.

·         Write a story.

·         Make sock puppets and put on a show.

·         Make up a new board or card game and try it out with family or friends.

·         Create a drum set from household containers.

·         Organize a treasure hunt or scavenger hunt.

·         Bike, skate, Frisbee, swing, swim, or go to the pa

·         Read a book.

·         Read a book to someone else.

For more ideas, check out some of the ideas from the list of 101 screen-free activities at www.screentime.org.

Teachers and leaders: fun activities

Set an example! You can help families become less dependent on screen activities for entertainment.

Set the stage

• Read books with kids (see the resource list).
• Talk about what kids enjoy besides screen time.
• Use math class to fill out our log of screen time and graph the results.
• Involve parents: Have each family member fill out the log and compare results.
• Have children make collages or drawings of favourite activities that don’t involve screen time. 
• Encourage children to hang the finished artwork on or near the TV at home. 
• Write a newsletter article and send hand-outs to parents.
• Order materials from the Centre for Screen-Time Awareness (www.screentime.org).
• Gather colleagues to help organize events for your school or organization (see next page for ideas).
• Declare your organization or school screen-free for a week or more. Put up posters or make a display with hand-outs from the Centre for Screen-Time Awareness.

Try a screen-free week 

Have a contest. Which individual or group can spend the least time with a screen for a week or a month? Offer prizes, but make sure they aren’t high-sugar or high-fat foods!

Organize a special evening at which parents, older children, and community members teach fun, screen-free activities, such as knitting, chess, or salsa dancing, and serve healthy snacks.

Set up a “slumber party” in an unusual location (such as the library) for one night and tell stories to the group, play board games, or do other non-screen activities.

Use the “More reading, less TV” idea from the Center for Screen-Time Awareness. Bring an old TV into the classroom. Assign books to read. For every book read, fi ll out a slip of paper and tape it to the old TV. Eventually the TV is buried under the “books.”

Join forces

Enlist allies to help encourage children to have more time for being active, creating, and interacting by spending less time with entertainment screens. Here are some possible allies:

·         School personnel (teachers, nurses, food service workers).

• ·         PTA members.
• ·         Preschool teachers.
• ·         Parks and recreation department staff.
• ·         YMCA and/or community centre staff.
• ·         Sports leagues.
• ·         Libraries.
• ·         Health care agencies and providers.
• ·         Faith community.
• ·         Child advocacy and service agencies.
•  

Example of Books for classroom reading

Fix-it Board Book

By David McPhail,Dutton Juvenile, 2002; ages 2–6

Theme: TV breaks, and reading turns out to be more fun.

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV

By Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain,Random House Books for Young Readers, 1984; ages 4–8

Theme: Mom puts her foot down; kids need to play!

Turn off the TV (Mama Rex and T Series)

By Rachel Vail and Steve Bjorkman,Rebound by Sagebrush, 2003; ages 4–8

Theme: Mama Rex fi gures out what to do when the power goes. 

Box-Head Boy

By Christine M. Winn and David Walsh,Fairview Press, 1996; ages 4–8

Theme:Denny’s head turns into a TV until he remembers real life and decides to spend his time there instead.

Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair

By Patricia Polacco, Philomel, 1996; ages 6–10

Theme: Aunt Chip teaches a town to read after they’d given it up for TV.

Facts about screen time and its effect on kids

Thousands of studies support the idea that kids are healthier and better adjusted and perform better in school when they don’t get too much time watching TV or playing video games and computer games, which we call “screen time.”

Studies have linked excessive television viewing (and sometimes video games) with :

• ·         Poor performance in school, especially in language and reading.
• ·         Less imaginative ability.
• ·         Problems focusing.
• ·         Sleep pattern disturbances.
• ·         Excess weight.
• ·         Poor planning and judgment.
• ·         Tendency to resort to violence to
• ·         solve problems.

Screen time and weight gain

• Each hour of TV viewing by school-age kids is associated with 167 additional calories.
• Just one hour of TV viewing daily is associated with higher consumption of fast food,sweets, chips, and pizza.
• Two or more hours of TV viewing daily is associated with significant likelihood of overweight among 3-year-olds.
• Children with TV in their bedrooms snack more than those without.

Screen time and violence

• Children typically witness 10,000 acts of violence on TV each year.
• 61 percent of TV shows include violence.
• Heavy TV watching at age 4 correlates with bullying behaviour between ages 6 and 11.
• Early grade school children exposed to TV violence were more violent adults 15 years later.

Screen time and school

• Middle school children who watched more television, movies, and video games did worse in school than those who watched less.

•  Third graders with a bedroom TV scored seven to nine points lower on standardized tests than those without a bedroom TV.

Screen time and sleep

·          

      Television viewing among infants and children is associated with irregular sleep schedules.

·         Teens watching more than three hours of TV per day are more likely to have sleep problems in early adulthood.

For tips, tools, and information about the benefit of reducing screen time, check out these resources.

Web sites

Kaiser Permanente

www.kp.org/tvturnoff

Center for Screen-Time Awareness (formerly TV-Turnoff Network)

www.screentime.org

OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

www.doernbecher.com

American Academy of Pediatrics

www.aap.org/healthtopics/mediause.cfm

National Institute on Media and the Family

www.mediafamily.org

Center on Media and Child Health

www.cmch.tv/

University of Washington (Active Bodies, Active Minds Project)

www.waabam.org

Adult books

The Elephant in the Living Room: Make Television Work for Your Kids

By Dimitri A. Christakis and Frederick J. Zimmerman, Rodale Books, 2006

The Plug-in Drug

By Marie Winn,Penguin, 25th anniversary edition, 2002

Endangered Minds: Why Our Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It

By Jane M. Healy,Simon & Schuster, 1999

Consuming Kids

By Susan Linn, Anchor, 2005

Books for kids

Fix-it Board Book

By David McPhail,Dutton Juvenile, 2002; ages 2–6

Theme: TV breaks, and reading turns out to be more fun.

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV

By Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain,Random House Books for Young Readers, 1984; ages 4–8

Theme: Mom puts her foot down; kids need to play!

Turn off the TV (Mama Rex and T Series)

By Rachel Vail and Steve Bjorkman,Rebound by Sagebrush, 2003; ages 4–8

Theme: Mama Rex fi gures out what to do when the power goes. 

Box-Head Boy

By Christine M. Winn and David Walsh,Fairview Press, 1996; ages 4–8

Theme:Denny’s head turns into a TV until he remembers real life and decides to spend his time there instead.

Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair

By Patricia Polacco, Philomel, 1996; ages 6–10

Theme: Aunt Chip teaches a town to read after they’d given it up for TV.

Information and Sources

• American Academy of Paediatrics
• Archives of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
• Developmental Psychology
• Kaiser Family Foundation
• Paediatrics
• Public Health Nutrition
• ©2007 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest

To download a PDF Handout of this document for reproduction and Screen time log sheet, go to www.kp.org/tvturnoff.

Please copy, share, and distribute this hand-out! Thank You!!
 

READ MORE - Spend less time with TV, video games, and computer games!!

Health Finding Affair.

Today! More than any other time in history, people are all vying to have the best, healthiest body possible. The health and fitness industries are making billions of dollars every year on herbal supplements, fitness equipment, gyms, and special diets. Health is now the important thing today. The world that we are living in with out a good health we will be fallen behind with the fast and fierce Rat Race and also family life.

If you watch TV or read magazines, there is always some intriguing commercial asking for money to help you get into shape and the sale of drug that claim to ease the mind and also boost your energy.While many of these options are good and healthy, others you should stay as far away from as possible. Recently, a professional baseball player died at the ageof 23. In his locker, a bottle was discovered containing Ephedrine ,used to helps studying, thinking, or concentrating to a greater extent than caffeine.

Now that you have made a commitment to take care of your body, both internal
and external, it is critical to your overall health that you do it the right way. Here are some tips for both health and fitness that will help you lose weight, discover ways to maintain a better healthy lifestyle, and be in the best shape of your life – all the smart way!

For sake of clarity, we have broken this down into two categories. One for
health, which focuses on herbal supplements, weight loss, dieting, rest, and
everything you need to know about taking care of your body on the inside.
The other section is fitness, which has both internal and external benefits. One
the outside, fitness includes weight lifting, running, sports, walking, things you
can do to enhance, tone, and build muscle. However, fitness also has benefits
for the inside such as great cardiovascular benefits among others.

READ MORE - Health Finding Affair.