Medical Myths Busted

Among the myths busted, BMJ notes that:

• Sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children.
• You don’t lose excess body heat from your head.
• Eating at night does not make you fat.
• There is no scientific evidence that you can cure a hangover.
• Shaving does not cause hair to grow back faster, darker, or coarser.
• Reading in dim light will not destroy your eyesight.
• You don’t need to drink eight glasses of water a day, so save yourself the bloat.

Medical Myths (Part One) [British Medical Journal via NYT]
Medical Myths (Part Two) [British Medical Journal]

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