There is a lot of conflicting advice online, especially when it comes to nutrition and diet. Read through some commonly held misconceptions below and check your facts!
Of course, with proper diet and caution, veganism is an incredible source of diet. However, there is more evidence that it is less nutritious than normal diets. According to Tuftsmedicine and Clevelandclinic, vegan diets usually lack essential vitamins, minerals and proteins more than normal diets. In fact, both sources recommended to not provide vegan diets to children, since it might cause negative developmental outcomes. Furthermore, according to Harvard Health, vegan diet increases risk of stroke.
Although the lack of pesticides can be better for the environment, when cleaned properly, the nutritional value are about the same, according to UC Davis Health. Therefore, pertaining to health, there is no significant difference.
This topic was very controversial in the internet, but the truth is that they are both bad for your health. One or two drinks won't hurt you, but with both drinks, if drunken an excessive amount, they will give higher risks of heart disease and other health problems. While regular coke has more sugar, diet coke has more aspartame (which the severity of its unhealthiness is still controversial among scientists) according to Webber Nutrition.
There is no scientific evidence that this actually is the case (except in a small percentage of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder), but rather with the fact that children might be more active and excited in events that allows them to have a lot of sugar (holidays, birthday, etc.).
While natural salt may be more attractive to consumers than table salt, they both have similar nutritional value. However, table salt has more iodine, while sea salt has more trace minerals, having each of their advantage.
While all cooking methods all inevitably break down some nutrients, microwaving is actually one of the methods that break down least nutrients, since it takes less time. Additionally, microwaving emits no harmful waves, and going close to it causes no problems.
While it is tempting to lay down after a full meal, it causes a lot of health problems, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion, weight gain, slowed digestion, and impaired nutrient absorption. Waiting for at least 30 to 60 minutes will minimize risks.