There are a lot of things in a lot of health articles that are simply not true. Because of this, a lot of people are misinformed due to the fact that they read only the most shared or most popular nutrition articles and make changes in their lives according only to that one or two articles. To really figure out what you need to adjust when it comes to nutrition, you need to read a couple of articles on every subject that interests you. Due to a large number of articles out there, we can’t name all the things that are untrue in them, but we have gathered what we think are the 10 biggest most common lies of mainstream nutrition.

#1 – High Fat Foods Will Make You Fat

A lot of people think that foods that contain a lot of fat will make you fatter. Most people don’t even do the basic research, as they conclude themselves that these foods will make you fat. It is known that if you go on a diet which is high in carbs and fat, you will get fatter (but not because of the high fat foods). However, if you go on a diet that is high in fat, but low in carbs, you will actually experience more weight loss than by going on a diet which is low in fat.