facts first presents 14 famous food
myths busted by science myth number 1
wooden cutting boards accumulate
bacteria for years people have been
avoiding buying wooden cutting boards
due to the myth that they can accumulate
dangerous bacteria that can survive in
the cutting board the truth is well
there's no scientific evidence that
shows that wooden cutting boards are any
more dangerous than plastic cutting
boards as long as you wash your cutting
board carefully in hot water after each
use it won't retain bacteria and you
won't get sick myth number two saltwater
boils faster many people believe that
salt water boils much faster than
unsalted water this is the reason that
many people add a few shakes of salt to
their water before they put it on the
stove to boil truth people who are
experts in chemistry know this is not
true all of the salt in the world won't
change the boiling point of water if you
do add salt to your water before it
boils do so for the flavor not to make
the water boil any faster myth number
three eggs increase your blood
cholesterol people have been avoiding
eggs for years believing the eggs are
responsible for increasing the
cholesterol levels in your blood at one
point the yolks were blamed and the egg
whites were said to be healthy the whole
story is a myth it's saturated fat and
trans fat that makes your cholesterol
levels rise an egg contains around a
0.05 ounces of that and there are no
trans fats at all eggs are actually good
for you they even contain an antioxidant
that helps your eyesight myth number
four aluminum cookware causes
Alzheimer's disease well after the
Alzheimer's rumors started scientists
decided to test aluminum cookware it was
found that all the aluminum from the
cookware is processed by the kidneys
therefore it cannot cause any type of
disease myth number five energy drinks
give you energy there are plenty of
people who drink energy drinks in the
morning to start their day others drink
energy drinks to stay up late and cram
for tests others drink them because they
have a lot of scripts to voice for facts
verse and are running late to do so well
they do this because they believe that
the drinks will give them energy the
truth is that the sugar in the energy
drinks will give you a short burst of
energy the caffeine at the Drake will
prevent drowsiness for a short time the
same way that coffee does you won't
really get any real energy from these
drinks though you'll just suffer from
insomnia and it also makes you a better
candidate for obesity myth number six
fried food causes heart attacks many
people avoid eating fried foods because
they're afraid that it will cause them
to have a heart attack
well since the fried food myth got
started scientists have been doing
Studies on the connection between fried
foods and heart disease and to this day
they still can't find a connection
between the two myth number seven
you should eat five small meals each day
rather than three large ones there are
many people who have changed the way
they eat after reading weight loss
guides people are eating five small
meals rather than three large ones but
the truth is a scientists have not found
any evidence that eating five small
meals a day will help you lose weight
myth number eight vitamin C can combat a
cold and the flu during cold and flu
season millions of people start taking
extra vitamin C to keep from getting
sick but there's no scientific evidence
that supports this vitamin C myth myth
number nine coffee is bad for your heart
there are many people who limit their
coffee intake because they worry that it
will damage their heart and there are
others who avoid coffee altogether due
to the risks to their heart well this
myth is completely opposite people who
drink coffee daily have a 25% smaller
risk of developing coffee than those who
don't
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myth number 10 carrots lose nutrients
when they're cooked many people eat
their carrots raw because they're afraid
that they will lose some of the
nutrients during the cooking process
well carrots are actually healthier when
they're cooked when the carrots are
cooked it can release high levels of
beta-carotene which is healthy myth
number 11 skinning a chicken
we'll make it lower in calories
obsessive calorie counters often remove
the skin on their chicken thinking that
it will be healthier and have fewer
calories while removing the chicken skin
before you cook it will not reduce the
number of calories it contains in fact
you should probably leave the skin on
while you cook it because it makes the
chicken juicier then take the skin off
before eating this number 12 carbonated
drinks are bad for your health many
people avoid drinking carbonated drinks
because they are believed to be bad for
their health well this myth is only half
true carbonated flavored drinks are not
good for you
however carbonated water won't harm your
health at all
myth number 13 eating a lot of spices
can cause ulcers yeah there are a lot of
people who believe that eating too many
spices will cause you those stomach
ulcers while overloading on spices can
make your stomach feel uncomfortable but
that's not an ulcer it's just mistaken
for an ulcer it's heartburn myth number
14 drinking alcohol kills your brain
cells of the 14 famous food myths busted
by science this is probably the most
well known one many people believe that
if they drink alcohol
they're killing off brain cells and fast
well there's been several studies that
have shown that heavy drinkers have the
same number of brain cells as people who
don't drink alcohol
at all sorry teetotalers subscribe for
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