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29 common claims and bogus 'facts' about food that are false or very misleading MYTH: There are bugs in your strawberry Frappuccino.MYTH: There are bugs in your strawberry Frappuccino.
MYTH: There's beaver butt secretions in your vanilla ice cream.MYTH: There's beaver butt secretions in your vanilla ice cream. MYTH: Coffee stunts your growth.MYTH: Coffee stunts your growth. MYTH: Sugar and chocolates are aphrodisiacs.MYTH: Sugar and chocolates are aphrodisiacs.
MYTH: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.MYTH: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. MYTH: Milk does a body good!MYTH: Milk does a body good!
MYTH: You need to wait an hour after eating to swim or you can cramp and drown.MYTH: You need to wait an hour after eating to swim or you can cramp and drown. MYTH: A juice cleanse will detoxify you after an eating binge.MYTH: A juice cleanse will detoxify you after an eating binge.
MYTH: Organic food is pesticide-free and more nutritious.MYTH: Organic food is pesticide-free and more nutritious. MYTH: Sugar causes hyperactivity in children.MYTH: Sugar causes hyperactivity in children.
MYTH: Eating chocolate gives you acne.MYTH: Eating chocolate gives you acne. MYTH: Natural sugar like honey is better for you than processed sugar.MYTH: Natural sugar like honey is better for you than processed sugar.
MYTH: Carbonated water isn't as hydrating as flat water.MYTH: Carbonated water isn't as hydrating as flat water. MYTH: Mixing energy drinks with alcohol makes you drunker.MYTH: Mixing energy drinks with alcohol makes you drunker.
MYTH: The chemical tryptophan in turkey makes you sleepy.MYTH: The chemical tryptophan in turkey makes you sleepy. MYTH: Yogurt will help put your digestive system back in order.MYTH: Yogurt will help put your digestive system back in order.
MYTH: You can cure a hangover by drinking more.MYTH: You can cure a hangover by drinking more. MYTH: Eating ice cream will make your cold worse.MYTH: Eating ice cream will make your cold worse.
MYTH: It takes 7 years for gum to digest if you swallow it.MYTH: It takes 7 years for gum to digest if you swallow it. MYTH: Sugar is as addictive as heroin.MYTH: Sugar is as addictive as heroin.
MYTH: Twinkies and McDonald's burgers last forever.MYTH: Twinkies and McDonald's burgers last forever. MYTH: Brown sugar is healthier than white sugar.MYTH: Brown sugar is healthier than white sugar.
MYTH: Eating a lot of carrots gives you great night vision.MYTH: Eating a lot of carrots gives you great night vision. MYTH: Chinese food with MSG will make you sick.MYTH: Chinese food with MSG will make you sick.
MYTH: Everyone should drink eight glasses of water a day.MYTH: Everyone should drink eight glasses of water a day. MYTH: Eating before drinking keeps you sober.MYTH: Eating before drinking keeps you sober.
MYTH: Eating food within 5 seconds of dropping it on the floor is safe.MYTH: Eating food within 5 seconds of dropping it on the floor is safe. MYTH: Eating asparagus will give you cancer.MYTH: Eating asparagus will give you cancer.
MYTH: Children who drink soda are at a greater risk of becoming obese.MYTH: Children who drink soda are at a greater risk of becoming obese.