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Is an apple a day really good for your health? Yes if you also includes a variety of other fruits and vegetables and avoid processed foods among other factors. There is no one superfood that provides everything your body needs to function well.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 3, 2025 Source:Is an apple a day really good for your health?
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Can cheese turn your dreams into nightmares? Not likely. It seems it was an upset stomach that increased the chance of this happening.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 2, 2025 Source:Can cheese turn your dreams into nightmares? Reference:More dreams of the rarebit fiend: food sensitivity and dietary correlates of sleep and dreaming
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Study on developing a Beverage Hydration Index (BHI) is being used by CNN to validate the use of milk as the best means of rehydrating at 640 calories a pop. The fact that the study used 72 men 18-35 who were not dehydrated nor exercising was not reported by CNN.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 26, 2025 Source:Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn’t water Reference:A randomized trial to assess the potential of different beverages to affect hydration status: development of a beverage hydration index1
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Can omega-6 fatty acids in nuts, vegetable oils lower heart disease and diabetes risk? Sure if you also regularly exercise, eat wholesome foods, sleep well, minimize alcohol consumption, don’t smoke, and maintain a normal blood pressure.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 3, 2025 Source:Can omega-6 fatty acids in nuts, vegetable oils lower heart disease and diabetes risk?
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Chicken consumption study, as with many food-related studies, is rife with limitations despite claims that it could increase all-cause mortality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 24, 2025 Source:Eating Chicken Regularly Could Increase Your Mortality Risk, New Study Suggests Reference:Does Poultry Consumption Increase the Risk of Mortality for Gastrointestinal Cancers? A Preliminary Competing Risk Analysis.
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Trump administration to announce plan to remove artificial food dyes from US food supply
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 23, 2025 Source:Trump administration to announce plan to remove artificial food dyes from US food supply
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Reverse causality, caloric intake, or a true link? Some confounding variables in an observational study that states that clusters of additives in ultraprocessed foods are linked to type 2 diabetes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 14, 2025 Source:Clusters of additives in ultraprocessed foods linked to type 2 diabetes, study finds Reference:
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Taking large doses of fat-soluble vitamins like A and E can lead to significant toxicity.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 8, 2025 Source:How these two vitamin supplements could do more harm than good Reference:
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Microplastic accumulation in the brain noted in dementia patients. Causality uncertain but source of said plastics can come from microwaving food in plastic containers.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 10, 2025 Source:Doctor’s warning to microwave users after dementia discovery Reference:Human microplastic removal: what does the evidence tell us?Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains