Five of the biggest healthy eating myths debunked by a dietician

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Eating more healthily will make be on most of our lists for 2025's New Year's resolutions. Social media is exploding with information on healthy recipes, food swaps and products to improve our diets.

But with so much information and contradictory advice available online, it's hard to know what's true or false when it comes to nutrition.Dr Carrie Ruxton, dietician and advisor to the General Mills fibre campaign, sheds light on the biggest healthy eating myths to ensure you have all the right info to stay healthy this January.We've all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

But according to Ruxton, it's not necessary to eat it as soon as you wake up.Although breakfast does provide an opportunity to fuel your day, some research suggests that it's not the most important of your three meals.“Breakfast foods like whole grain breakfast cereals are amazing, and they’re good for appetite,” she said.However, she doesn’t eat first thing in the morning, but waits until 11am to have her breakfast.Fibre has got a lot of health benefits, but these go beyond having more regular bowel movements.

It also helps to control your blood sugar.“It also reduces your blood cholesterol and reduces your risk of heart disease and diabetes,” Ruxton confirmed. “Fibre promotes healthy gut microbiota.