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Neil Shaw

Expert debunks the five most common diet and nutrition myths

Losing weight is a difficult enough task as it is, without the added confusion of inaccurate advice and dramatic dietary claims. Nick English from Barbend sat down with trainer and fitness expert Jordan Syatt to debunk the biggest diet and nutrition myths and misconceptions.

Myth: Carbs make you fat

If you are cutting carbs from your diet and not replacing them with anything else, you will be consuming fewer calories, leading to weight loss. However, for many people, dropping carbs means dropping fibre (perhaps the best natural appetite suppressant there is) resulting in eating more calories.

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