5 Health and Nutrition Tips That Are Actually Evidence-Based
There is a lot of confusion about health and nutrition. People, even qualified experts, often seem to have exactly the opposite opinions. Despite all the differences, however, there are some things that are well supported by the research. Here are 27 health and nutrition tips based on good science. 1. Do not drink sugar calories Sweet drinks are the fattiest things you can do in your body. In fact, liquid sugar calories are not registered by the brain in the same way as calories from solid foods (1). For this reason, if you drink soft drinks, you ultimately consume more calories (2, 3). Sugary drinks are strongly associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and various health problems (4, 5, 6, 7). Keep in mind that fruit juices are almost as bad as soft drinks in this respect. They contain just as much sugar and the small amounts of anti-oxidants DO NOT deny the harmful effects of sugar (8). 2. eat nuts Although they contain a lot of fat, nuts are incred...