25 MORE Health And Body Facts That Are Actually WRONG!

Ready for more health facts to debunk? Here are 25 more misconceptions about what goes on with the human body!

NOT TRUE: A juice cleanse will detoxify your body.

Your body already detoxifies itself from harmful chemicals through your kidneys, liver, and GI tract. You’re better off eating the whole fruit instead, as many juices contain a lot of unhealthy sugar.

NOT TRUE: After the first time you pee while drinking, you'll feel like peeing a lot more.

Alcohol is a diuretic, so you most likely only feel like you’re peeing more because you’re putting more alcohol into your system. The amount you drink is responsible for how often you pee, not the fact that you “broke the seal.”

NOT TRUE: All people suffering from Tourette's syndrome yell swear words.

The swearing tic is called coprolaloa, and only a small percentage of people with Tourette’s syndrome do this. Tourette’s encompasses more than just yelling, as it includes involuntary movements and sound tics.

NOT TRUE: Beer before liquor, never sicker. Liquor before beer, you're in the clear.

There’s no evidence to suggest that drinking in a particular order will keep you from feeling sick later on. However, those who switch from beer to mixes may be less likely to monitor how much they drink, so they’ll end up drinking more and becoming sicker.

NOT TRUE: Being cold will give you a cold.

Going outside with wet hair or missing an extra layer of clothes won’t necessarily cause a cold. But do you know why you’re more likely to experience a cold in the winter? Because most people spend their time in warm, closed quarters, thus making it easier for a cold virus to spread.

NOT TRUE: Brown sugar is healthier than white sugar.

The brown color in brown sugar comes from molasses. And while molasses contains some minerals like potassium and magnesium, that doesn’t necessarily make it much healthier.

NOT TRUE: Carbonated water isn't as hydrating as flat water.

As shown in a study where cyclists were made to sweat off 4% of their body weight, both flat water and carbonated water gave the cyclists the same level of hydration.

NOT TRUE: Children who drink soda are more likely to be obese.

Drinking too much soda is unhealthy, but it’s not the sole factor for childhood obesity. However, cutting down or eliminating soda from their diet while maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help reduce your child’s risk for obesity.

NOT TRUE: Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis.

There’s no established connection between cracking your knuckles and arthritis.

NOT TRUE: Drinking alcohol kills your brain cells.

Excessive drinking can damage the connection between your brain cells, but drinking won’t kill them altogether!

NOT TRUE: Drinking more will cure your hangover.

You know how they say the best way to stave off a hangover is to stay drunk? This doesn’t really work, as you’re dehydrating your body more. The best hangover cure is lots of water during and after your drinking spree.

NOT TRUE: Eating before drinking will keep you sober.

Nope, the food will only delay the alcohol entering your bloodstream. However, having food in your stomach will help you absorb the alcohol more slowly, thus limiting the effects of tomorrow’s hangover.

NOT TRUE: Frogs and toads will give you warts.

The human papillomavirus is what gives people warts, and only humans get it. However, it’s easy to spread warts by touching someone who has warts.

NOT TRUE: Green snot = bacterial infection; yellow snot = viral infection.

The color of your snot doesn’t determine whether you have a bacterial or viral infection. Any color warrants a visit to the doctor.

NOT TRUE: Milk is really good for you.

Multiple studies have shown that milk doesn’t really have an association with healthier bones and less bone fractures.

NOT TRUE: MSG will make you sick.

This is often called the “Chinese restaurant syndrome.” But according to the American Chemical society, “MSG can temporarily affect a select few when consumed in huge quantities on an empty stomach, but it’s perfectly safe for the vast majority of people.”

NOT TRUE: Sitting too close to a TV is bad for your eyes.

Old TVs produce X-rays, which are bad for you. However, newer models don’t produce X-rays, and the worst that can happen to you is experiencing some eye fatigue.

NOT TRUE: Starve a fever, feed a cold.

Limiting the amount of food you eat will hurt your immune system even more, and you might end up feeling sicker. Instead, when you have either a fever or a cold, eat whatever you can to gain strength and drink lots of fluids.

NOT TRUE: Stress will give you high blood pressure.

Acute stress may temporarily increase your blood pressure, but it’s not a main cause of hypertension. The main causes are smoking, a bad diet, genetics, and other bigger factors.

NOT TRUE: Sugar causes diabetes.

Diabetes is a complex disease that can’t be caused by sugar alone. However, weight gain and consuming lots of sugar has been associated with a higher risk for diabetes, so it’s best to cut the sugar and maintain a healthy lifestyle to be on the safe side.

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!

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