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which of these myths is true (no googling) according to a paper in the British Medical Journal and the pending book ...

Posted by zork Dec 18 '08, 06:34

... "Don't Swallow Your Gum: Myths, Half-Truths and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health"

Responses:

[SPOILS] - zork Dec 18, 06:45 6
- Did you see that wiki link yesterday...tons of good misconceptions out there. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:47 3
  - no. linky? -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:48 2
    - Here you go -- (link) - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:55 [Backboard] 1
      - thanks -- nm - zork Dec 18, 07:03
- I was right! -- nm - znufrii Dec 18, 06:45
- spoils - nubby Dec 18, 06:45
9. Suicide rates rise during the holidays -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 2
- Yes. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
- no -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:36
8. You lose body heat more through your head than other parts of the body -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 3
- yes. more blood flow, less insulation, more heat loss (maybe not a majority, but relatively more than other parts). -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:38
- No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
- no -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:36
7. Some hangover cures work -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 11
- only if the cure is drinking water. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:36 8
  - Or absorbing 5 pounds of water in the shower. - Amy Dec 18, 06:43 2
    - Still funny. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:49 1
      - ...which reminds me, do you think he ever weighed himself before and after the shower? -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:49
  - ...before the hangover. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:37 3
    - which raises an interesting point. can one consider pre-emption as curing? - mafic Dec 18, 06:39 2
      - Are you implying the Bush Doctrine does not apply to drinking? *SECURITY!* -- nm - sheba Dec 18, 06:41
      - I say no. Hence my answer. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:40
  - (or more booze) -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:37
- No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
- no -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:35
6. Eating at night causes people to put on weight -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 6
- Yes. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
- no, I read the article before your post! -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:35 4
  - [spoil] - zork Dec 18, 06:37 3
    - 4u. -- (link) - lileve Dec 18, 06:42 2
      - mine is better (above) :-p - zork Dec 18, 06:46 1
        
        Now you need to update yours! -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:46
5. Poinsettias are poisonous -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 7
- sort of. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:48
- Myth...sort of...yes...but you would have to eat about a pound of them -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:45
- I'm pretty sure this one's a no. -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:42
- yes -- nm - kelly Dec 18, 06:38
- To whom? I'm going with this one. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 18, 06:36
- Yes. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
- mo -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:35
4. Consuming sugar makes kids hyperactive -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:35 3
- No, but's it's nice to have something to blame. -- nm - Amy Dec 18, 06:39
- No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:36
- no -- nm - lileve Dec 18, 06:35
trick question. - znufrii Dec 18, 06:35 1
- semantics -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:36
3. Hair and fingernails continue to grow for a period of time after death -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:34 8
- no. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:48
- No -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:45
- (the skin dehydrates and pulls back) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:38
- Yes. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:35 4
  - no! -- nm - mafic Dec 18, 06:36 3
    - What actually happens is much grosser! -- nm - Amy Dec 18, 06:38 2
      - What happens? - lileve Dec 18, 06:49 1
        
        that one was on south park -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 06:54
2. We only use one-tenth of our brain -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:34 3
- no. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:48
- THis was in the wiki link yesterday -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 18, 06:45
- No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:35
1. You should be drinking 8 glasses of water a day -- nm - zork Dec 18, 06:34 2
- no. -- nm - loosilu Dec 18, 06:48
- No. -- nm - nubby Dec 18, 06:35

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