# 1. Eating at night will lead to weight gain
We often hear that eating after 7 or 8 p.m. will lead to weight gain because you are not as active at night as you are during the day, so when people are trying to lose weight they stop eating after a certain time everyday. This is NOT true. Studies have shown that it doesn't matter what time you eat, but it matters how much you eat when it comes to weight control and weight loss.
#2. You can boost your metabolism by eating small and frequent meals
Some people say that eating more frequent, small meals will speed up your metabolism, causing you to burn more calories than eating three larger meals everyday. The truth is, that weight control and weight loss is based on how many calories you take in every day versus how many you burn every day. So when you are trying to manage your weight, it really doesn't matter if you eat five small meals or three regular meals every day, just as long as you are burning more calories than you are taking in.
#3. Organic food is healthier than the rest
Many people think that because organic foods are natural and contain less chemicals and additives than regular foods that they are healthier and more nutritious for you. And as college students, that isn't exactly what we want to hear considering that organic foods are often more expensive than other foods and we have limited budgets. But good news: organic foods are NOT more nutritious than conventionally grown and raised foods. In an article on CNN.com, Alex Avery, the director of research at The Hudson Institute Center for Global Food Issues says, "Organic foods have never been shown to be healthier, more nutritious or more safe than conventional foods."
#4. Fasting will help you lose weight
People think that by fasting or skipping meals, they can quickly and effectively lose weight. False. It may help you lose weight in the short-term, but once your time of fasting is over (because you can't fast forever) your metabolic rate will have slowed, which could actually cause you to gain weight. This is because while fasting or skipping meals you are not only losing fat, you are also losing lean muscle and tissue (causing the decrease in weight). The loss of this muscle and tissue can actually cause your metabolism to slow, having the opposite effect and causing you to gain weight after you begin eating regularly again.
#5. You need to drink 8 glasses of water a day
Its true, we need our hydration, but we don't have to get it by just drinking mass amounts of water everyday. Other things like juice and milk can give us the hydration we need. So if you are thirsty, have something to drink, but don't worry yourself over drinking 8 glasses of water each and every day.
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