Lance Armstrong was the reason I first checked out the  LIVESTRONG  blog but now it's Adam Bornstein that keeps me coming back. I have too little time these days to write the kind of posts that Adam writes but I'm happy to steer my readers his way, especially when he writes posts like this one. Take notes on this one.

The 14 Worst Trends Of 2011

By:  Adam Bornstein

Do you know what's affecting your health?
It might seem like a ridiculous question. After all, you control what you eat, how much you exercise, and all the other behaviors that influence your overall health.
But if you're like most people, your actions are oftentimes influenced by the information you receive. And a lot of that information—too much, in fact—is diluted with mistruths, inaccuracies, or in some instances, ridiculousness (yeah, it's a word) and false promises.
How else would you describe these staggering statistics: Right now 35 percent of all adults are obese and 62 percent are overweight.
The simple answer: Eat better and exercise more.
The real answer: Remove the misleading ideas and increase awareness about the bad habits that make it harder for you to be healthy. With that in mind, we've put together a guide of the worst trends of 2011. Avoiding these mistakes will give you a better chance at improving your health in 2012.
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5 SURPRISING HEALTH MYTHS

From the Live Strong Blog
-Adam Bornstein


I was working late one night last week when my wife walked into the room and interrupted my frantic typing. “I need to ask you something important: Do you think you can do this forever?”

I looked up from my computer, unsure if she was asking about my typing or our week-old marriage.

“Excuse me?”

Then she clarified: “Do you think you can write about nutrition and fitness forever?

My answer could have just been “yes,” but when it comes to health, nothing is ever as simple as it should be. So instead of telling her why I was confident about my future, I decided to show her how many dangerous mistruths still exist.

You would think that I would run out of things to write about, but health seems to change on a weekly basis. There are minor changes, like finding out that coffee might boost fat loss in men—but not women—or that toning shoes actually don’t help improve your body (Ok, maybe that wasn’t much of a surprise). But the bigger problems are myths that persevere, no matter how much research is published or anecdotal information proves them incorrect. Consider the following the statements. Can you identify which ones are false and which are true?

The latest research indicates a diet high in saturated fat causes cardiovascular disease.
Eating late at night makes you more likely to store fat.
Eating multiple meals (4-6) speeds your metabolism more than eating fewer meals (2-3).
Egg yolks are bad for your cholesterol.
A high-sodium diet is one of the biggest problems in the American diet.

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