You may be eating smaller meals through the day, opting for low fat foods and drinking de-caffeinated coffee; you may be going about completely wrong with your diet regime. Here are a few diet myths busted:

Blueberries contain most antioxidants
Blueberries are being known as one of the healthier food because of the amount of antioxidants they have. This does not make it superior than other fruits. However, scientists are finding other foods that have more antioxidants like dark chocolate. In fact, grapes have almost same amount of antioxidants as grapes.

Low-fat foods help you lose weight
Low fat foods are not always a better option. In fact on reading the label carefully, you might just notice that they have been stuffed with sugar, carbs, and artificial sweeteners and may just have as many calories as the normal options. It will be a better idea to have smaller helpings.

Eating at night makes you fat
According to research on monkeys it was shown that body weight remains same no matter how much food they ate at night. The body burns off at the same rate during night. However, avoiding food in the evenings will help you lose weight.

Eggs raise cholesterol levels
Although eggs have cholesterol, or body varies the amount it produces. Eggs are in fact low in calories- a boiled egg has only 75 calories. According to research, people who went on a two-egg-a-day-diet for 12 days had not raised their cholesterol levels. Eggs are rich in nutrients like vitamin D and B12.

Coffee dehydrates your body
Coffee is not a diuretic. For regular drinkers, coffee counts towards your daily fluid intake. People who are newly introduced to the drink may find themselves frequenting the loo.

Decaf coffee won’t affect your energy levels
De caffeinated coffee has 5 mg caffeine as compared to 90 mg more in filter coffee. As good as it may sound, low levels of caffeine may actually make you sleepier than no coffee. According to studies, caffeine levels less than 10 mg makes you more tired and lesser memory skills.

Always keep fruit and veggies in the fridge
Keeping your fruits and veggies in the fridge is actually robbing them off the nutrients. Scientists in Oklahoma in the U.S discovered that a watermelon left at room temperature had double the levels of beta-carotene and 20 per cent more lycopene - both antioxidants - after two weeks than one stored in the fridge.

Eat smaller meals through the day
All diet books dictate and all celebs swear by it. However, you are not more likely to lose weight this way than eating three square meals a day. Eating little and often may control hunger but it cold also mean that you consume more calories.

Pale vegetables have fewer nutrients
While opting for brighter coloured veggies may be a better idea, do not ignore the pale coloured ones. Cabbages are rich in vitamins A, B, C and K while cauliflower is a good source of anti-oxidants, vitamin C and foliate.