March Serves as National Nutrition Month, which has been celebrated by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics since 1980. In honor of the month focusing on healthy living, the University of Illinois Extension is busting common food myths.

Lisa Peterson, Nutrition and Wellness Educator for U of I Extension, began by breaking down the fresh fruits and vegetables vs canned foods debate. Peterson says to read the product label on the can to find out if the fruits and vegetables have extra salt or additives.

Peterson has bad news for juice cleansers as one juices the fruit for a multiple-day detox, it takes out the critical fiber that fruits and vegetables are already rich in.

Peterson puts an end to the super-food debate as she denies the claim that there are foods that can cause weight loss.

For more research-based information provided by the University of Illinois Extension visit extension.illinois.edu/news-releases/national-nutrition-month.

Lisa Peterson appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.