7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe - Yahoo! News »
Posted By engineer 9 months, 4 weeks ago in StylePopular culture is loaded with myths and half-truths. Most are harmless. But when doctors start believing medical myths, perhaps it's time to worry.
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engineer9 months, 4 weeks ago
In the British Medical Journal this week, researchers looked into several common misconceptions, from the belief that a person should drink eight glasses of water per day to the notion that reading in low light ruins your eyesight.
"We got fired up about this because we knew that physicians accepted these beliefs and were passing this information along to their patients," said Dr. Aaron Carroll, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. "And these beliefs are frequently cited in the popular media."
And so here they are, so that you can inform your doctor:
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MightyMouth9 months, 4 weeks ago
Aaahh the things people will believe, lol.
Remember when eggs was bad, or when eating beef was bad?
Hmm, now that crazy Atkins diet tells you to eat as much beef as you can and cut out all carbs. Now that is crazy, you can't eliminate an essential element to a diet and not have some baaad side effects. If you want to lose weight in a safe and healthy way, and keep it off, there is a very very simple way, burn more calories than you take in.
If I seem to be focusing on the food issues, it's because I have been a Chef for 21 years and have seen some of the craziest food fads you can imagine. Try Peanut Butter on a hamburger,or,I've seen canned Tuna Fish on a Pizza.
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nccneon9 months, 4 weeks ago
I don't believe many doctors buy into those myths. I certainly wouldn't want to patronize one who does, even I would've blown the whistle on them and I'm no genius. I have to admit I was uncertain about the tryptophan thing ... but, skeptical. But, can I discount it solely on the credibility of this article ... NO. Now with that out of the way, who ARE these doctors?
Honestly, most of those myths (hair growing denser due to shaving) would be better attributed to 'old wives tales' and I doubt any doctor would accept them either.
WAIT!! What a dummy I am, it is on the internets so it must be true.
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