4 Tips for Spotting Nutrition Myths

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This is a guest piece written by the fantastic Hebe Richardson (She/Her). Hebe is a queer, HAES-aligned, registered associate nutritionist (ANutr) as well as trainee counsellor & 200 hour trauma-informed yoga teacher. She works to support those with body image concerns, disordered eating and intuitive eating. She has spent a lot of time working with folks in the industry and is a great person to check out!

Top tips for spotting nutrition myths:

• Does it sound too good to be true? It probably is.
  Nutrition and food science is messy and complicated. Diets that offer over exaggerate trends are likely to be just that, an over exaggeration.

• Foods that are marketed as superfoods.
  The word ‘superfood’ doesn’t mean anything scientifically, it’s used purely for marketing purposes.

• Use of sensationalist language e.g detox or claiming food is a toxin.
  When used in the context of a food or a diet, it ignores the science that our bodies do all the detoxing we need.

• Diets that suggest removing whole food groups.
  Incredibly restrictive diets that remove whole food groups are not only unnecessary, but incredibly challenging.

Head here to read Hebe’s longer read on debunking New Years nutrition myths (3 min read).