How good is your ability to determine myth vs fact when it comes to the health advice that is given by a lot of friends and relatives and more than a few doctors? Think you know the answers to the questions below? I bet you’ll be surprised at how many things you’re certain about have no basis in science or research.
Are babies with big heads are smarter?
Do more people commit suicide around the holidays?
How long does chewing gum stay in your system?
Do pregnant women with more heartburn have babies with more hair?
Is butter good for burns?
Do big babies sleep better?
Do married people have more sex?
Does sugar make kids hyper?
Vitamin C, Zinc or Echinacea for colds?
Don’t swim right after eating?
You can take the quiz and read the answers in this article and quiz in USA Today. If you want the answers without clicking away from the glorious confines of this blog, here they are.
Yes, bigger babies score better on intelligence tests. No, more people commit suicide in the summer. Chewing gum passes through like (god willing) everything else. Heartburn in pregnant women does mean more baby hair is growing. Butter is not good for burns. Big babies do not sleep any better. Married people have more sex. So far, no study has linked sugar content in food with hyperactivity (Man, that one is hard to believe. In fact, I just tested it at the park with a box of juice and the test subject went nuts.). Vitamin C, Zinc or Echinacea don’t do a damn thing for colds (but Zinc can destroy your sense of smell according to this article, not sure about that one either). And go ahead and swim, the water’s fine.
