What is one fact that someone shared so confidently but turns out to be false? (lemmy.world)

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[-] Logh@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago

“Fat is carbohydrates and people who don’t eat fat get carbohydrate deficiency which causes obesity. You need lots of carbohydrates to stay healthy, so eat fat!” - old man in my office block

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Hmmm.... Now my brain hurts

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

There's a kernel of truth here. Carbohydrates are most readily converted to fat when you have a calorie surplus, but I'm not a 100% this mess is try to say that.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 7 points 1 year ago

It's so close to being true, like truth adjacent

Simplifying things a bunch, eating carbohydrates spikes insulin, which tells your body hey store this.

So if you eat carbohydrates and you eat fat you're getting a double whammy of store this fat.

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Bet money that man had a beer gut lol

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