Worst Nutrition Advice in History

As a people we’ve been filled with all kinds of bad diet and nutrition advice. Do you recall the ban on butter, or eating too many egg yolks could kill you? Check out the below nonsense.

Low Fat

Eating foods in low fat is a good idea, but many low fat products are high in calories. In the 1990 the low-fat craze invaded many households, with people piling low fat items in the cabinets. It not only encouraged weight gain, but was an issue for people with type 2 diabetes.

High protein and a low carbohydrate diet was another disaster. Although this advice helped lose weight, people limiting carbohydrates where more tired, had more nausea, and the high animal proteins were causing kidney and heart issues in some.

“Too many fatty meats and dairy foods can raise your cholesterol and risk of a heart attack,” said Web MD.

“Not eating vegetables and grains robs your body of fiber and important nutrients. But high-protein diets can help fight obesity.”

Use Butter or Margarine?

Replacing natural butter with margarine was another piece of nutrition advice that was nonsense. Margarine is was full of Tran’s fats and vegetable oil that’s chemically altered. It can actually high bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol.

“Margarine contains nickel as well as other toxic chemicals if consumed in great proportion. If Nickel is consumed in excess, it could lead to kidney disease, lung cancer along with other conditions,” FITDAY wrote in a “Butter vs. Margarine” breakdown.

Egg Yokes

The most nutritional part of the egg is the yolk and experts recommended that it be tossed altogether. Yokes have Lutein and aid in protecting the eyes and are a complete food.

Unsaturated Vegetable Oils

Unsaturated vegetable oils are toxic can kill white blood cells. It can damage the overall immune system. Cooking with vegetable oil also can harm the functionality of the thyroid gland and contribute to hormonal imbalances since it was introduced into the American diet in the 1950s.