It’s a funny thing—most of us only take car advice from a mechanic, medical advice from a doctor, and tax advice from an accountant, but when it comes to dieting, all bets are off.
“Everybody eats, which leads everyone to assume they know more about nutrition than they really do,” says Georgie Fear, R.D., author of Lean Habits for Lifelong Weight Loss. “But even if that info originated from a reputable source, the facts get twisted like a game of telephone.”
Case in point: We spoke to five women about the most useless tips they’ve ever heard and asked Fear to break down why they’re time-wasters—and what will actually work.