{"id":1524,"date":"2011-03-08T04:46:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T11:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2020-01-24T19:45:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T02:45:30","slug":"5-diet-myths-and-why-you-shouldnt-believe-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2011\/03\/08\/5-diet-myths-and-why-you-shouldnt-believe-them\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Diet Myths and Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Believe Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At last count, there \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t were about 50 billion, trillion, gazillion different diet books and diet plans \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t out there, all touting new, miraculous ways to shed the pounds. At first \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t perusal, it can seem downright baffling, so let me let you in on a little \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t secret. 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