5 Common Diet Mistakes That Might Be Impacting Your Goals, According to Experts

A healthy lifestyle benefits from consistency. But it's hard to be consistent when you're always worried about eating too few calories or perhaps too many. If you're struggling, you're not alone. A 2020 study reported that less than half of people who set avoidance-related goals (eliminate sugar, cut carbs, etc.) are successful. It doesn't help that there are so many diet myths swirling on social media, which can cause misinformation, undesired results and disordered eating. Instead of trying a viral dieting trend that is almost certainly doomed to fail, why not listen to the people who know their stuff? To find out which diet mistakes nutritional experts are tired of seeing, we spoke with them to learn more about what you should be doing instead. 1. Fearing carbs Registered dietitian Amy Davis says carbs are often made to be the enemy. She points to the keto and carnivore diets as just some of the plans that focus on cutting carbs. Davis says fearing carbs is a mistake, however, ex ... Read full article.