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There are plenty of misconceptions out there when it comes to diet and weight loss. Chocolate can trigger breakouts, coffee can help you lose weight, dried fruit is an excellent weight-loss snack and the list goes on. But are any of these health claims true? In an attempt to get to the bottom of this, with the help of Teri Lichtenstein, consulting dietician at Entity Health, weve looked at some of the most common myths about diet and weight loss.

Theres a common misconception that food cravings are the bodys way of telling us that were lacking certain nutrients, with many people wrongly assuming that, say a chocolate craving could be a sign of magnesium deficiency but according to Lichtenstein, thats not the case.

She reckons its highly unlikely your food cravings are a sign of nutrient-related deficiencies, and if you were low on magnesium your body would more likely crave foods higher in magnesium such as spinach, nuts or beans. The reasons behind cravings are complex and can be caused by a combination of factors emotional, psychological, social and hormonal.

Chocolate has taken the blame for breakouts for decades, but Lichtenstein says theres no evidence proving chocolate directly causes breakouts. That doesnt mean you can scuff down as much chocolate as you like though chocolate still contains high amounts of sugar and dairy that can be detrimental to your skin.

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