Melbourne July 20 : Think ''light'' coloured olive oil is lighter in calorie content or eating carbs can give love handles? Well, in that case, you need a reality check, for all these notions are mere myths, say two Sydney based dieticians.
Susie Burrell and Karen Fischer, nutritionist and author of The Healthy Skin Diet, have come up with a list of the top 10 food myths that people have been following blindly for years.
According to Burrell and Fischer, the top 10 food myths are:
1. Oysters are an aphrodisiac
Oysters don''t have a secret chemical agent that boosts your sex drive. Though they do have zinc, which is beneficial for men, won''t do any good to the sex life.