25 MORE Health And Body Facts That Are Actually WRONG!

NOT TRUE: The first person to get HIV got it from having sex with a monkey..

It’s more likely that people got this disease from hunting monkeys who are HIV-positive, and humans got it from blood-to-blood contact.

NOT TRUE: Vaccines cause autism.

This popped up when a study was conducted on 12 children that claimed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. However, the study has been proven to be flawed and filled with false information. More recent and reliable studies have shown that there is no connection between vaccines and autism.

NOT TRUE: Yogurt will enhance your digestive system by keeping things in order.

Our bodies are already filled with digestive bacteria, and the additional bacteria in yogurt has yet to prove itself to be beneficial. If you do believe in the benefits of yogurt, it’s better to opt for a variant that isn’t filled with sugars!

NOT TRUE: You can recover memories from an alcohol-induced blackout.

When we drink too much, the part of our brains that encodes memories switches off. If you do recall anything from your blackout, you may not have been that drunk or you’ve been given false memories from stories you’ve been told.

NOT TRUE: You lose 90% of your body heat through your head.

You lose body heat in parts of your body that are exposed. So if you cover up your head, you won’t lose body heat in that area.

What’s an erroneous health “fact” that you wish people would stop spreading? Let us know in the comments below!