A
S MOST OF US KNOW BY
now, the media is powerful.
However, with this power
comes a great responsibility to supply
the public with the full facts rather
than concentrating just on what will
sell – something that many media
sources are not taking seriously.
Considering the time of year,
it’s understandable why the topic of
‘fattening foods’ is yet again rearing
its ugly head, and it’s all too easy to be
bought over by the misinformation and
‘fake facts’.
It’s important to consider what
property must a specific type of food
have to be considered ‘fattening’? Is
it foods that are high in sugar, fat orcarbohydrates? Well, I did a quick
survey before writing this article to find
out what people thought about ‘fattening
foods’ and the general consensus was...COMMON PERCEPTIONS
- Eating food that contains fat will
make you gain fat. - Sugary foods, cakes, fast food and
so called ‘unhealthy foods’ result in
fat gain. - Carbohydrates, gluten and wheat
promote fat gain.
I’ll begin by stating straight off the
bat that none of this is true in and of
itself. Naturally, these foods can cause
you to gain fat if you eat enough of
them, but they won’t cause fat gain
As we look for the ideal ‘beach
body’, Michelle Kickham
dispels a few myths about what
we can and can’t eat to reach
our target weight...
WHAT THE MEDIA
HAS FED YOU
Fattening Foods