| 1. People Who Eat Less Weigh Less | | | | you lose it by taking in less calories than you use up |
| Not necessarily true. Different people have different | | | | during the day. |
| metabolisms. A few lucky people are able to eat | | | | 4. Some People "Eat Like Sparrow" But Still Gain |
| large amounts without gaining an ounce, and a few | | | | Weight |
| put on weight easily. But they are only a small | | | | Metabolism or burn rate varies from person to |
| fraction of the overall population. Furthermore, large | | | | person, but usually only by a small amount. Some |
| amounts of low calorie food will not necessarily cause | | | | people do, indeed, gain more weight from a given |
| you to gain weight, and of course some people are | | | | number of calories, but for the vast majority of |
| more active than others. All of these things count in | | | | people there is little variation. If someone is |
| the final analysis. | | | | overweight and claiming they eat almost nothing, |
| 2. You Can Lose Weight From Specific Parts of Your | | | | they're doing a lot of eating in the closet. |
| Body | | | | 5. People Become Overweight Because They Don't |
| Not true. When you take in fewer calories than you | | | | Exercise |
| expend, your body burns fat, but it burns it equally in | | | | Not necessarily true. Lack of exercise may be a |
| all parts of your body. You cannot lose belly fat and | | | | contributing factor, but lots of people do not exercise |
| only belly fat. When you lose weight, some of it will | | | | and are thin. It's what you eat, and how much you |
| come off your face and arms; you have no control | | | | eat that counts. |
| of where it will come off despite what some books | | | | 6. Eating Late in the Evening Leads to Weight Gain |
| and magazine articles tell you. | | | | Not true. Again, it's "calories in" verses "calories out" |
| 3. Certain Foods Help You "Burn" Fat | | | | that counts, and it doesn't matter when you take |
| A number of diets make the claim that certain foods | | | | the calories in. Still, it's not a good idea to fill up on |
| or combinations of foods help you burn fat. The truth | | | | high calorie foods (e.g ice cream, cookies and so on) |
| is that there is no such thing as "fat burning" foods. | | | | just before you go to bed. |
| Eating certain foods does make you lose weight, but | | | | |