Myth #1: Intermittent Fasting Causes Nutrient Defi- ciencies Many people think that you won’t receive enough vita- mins when you are fasting, but this is not true. When you are fasting, you are ‘teaching’ your body to eat during cer- tain intervals. By doing this, you will not lose essential vitamins and/or minerals. Besides, the nutrients you lose in a day of fasting are regained again when you eat. Also, you can take your dose of vitamins by taking pills con- taining them if you really want to consume your vitamins at certain times of the day.
Myth #2: You Need To Eat Small Meals Throughout The
Day to Keep Your Blood Sugar Levels Under Control
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Myth #6: Intermittent Fasting Will Have A Negative Effect
On Your Weight Training Performance
Another myth brought into the world without real and legitimate evidence to back it up. Research done on sev- eral people who were fasting during Ramadan concludes that aerobic activities had an insignificant negative effect on their performance. This is even while being dehy- drated, as Ramadan involves restriction of fluids.
More studies that didn’t involve the restriction of fluids have found that strength training is unaffected by fasting, even when the individual is fasting for 3 days straight. So, that people think that they can’t perform well while in a fasted state is simply not true.
Myth #7: You Will Be Hungry While Fasting
Most people who hear about Intermittent Fasting for the first time are afraid of being hungry while fasting. While this might be true for the beginning when you try to implement Intermittent Fasting, this will undoubtedly go away very quickly. Why is that? Well, almost everything that we do in our day-to-day lives are formed habits. We have habits so that the body doesn’t need to use willpow- er to do certain things. Having said that, when your
Myth #2: You Need To Eat Small Meals Throughout The
Day to Keep Your Blood Sugar Levels Under Control
Some ‘health experts’ claim that eating small meals will help you to control your blood …show more content…
Myth #6: Intermittent Fasting Will Have A Negative Effect
On Your Weight Training Performance
Another myth brought into the world without real and legitimate evidence to back it up. Research done on sev- eral people who were fasting during Ramadan concludes that aerobic activities had an insignificant negative effect on their performance. This is even while being dehy- drated, as Ramadan involves restriction of fluids.
More studies that didn’t involve the restriction of fluids have found that strength training is unaffected by fasting, even when the individual is fasting for 3 days straight. So, that people think that they can’t perform well while in a fasted state is simply not true.
Myth #7: You Will Be Hungry While Fasting
Most people who hear about Intermittent Fasting for the first time are afraid of being hungry while fasting. While this might be true for the beginning when you try to implement Intermittent Fasting, this will undoubtedly go away very quickly. Why is that? Well, almost everything that we do in our day-to-day lives are formed habits. We have habits so that the body doesn’t need to use willpow- er to do certain things. Having said that, when your