{"id":339016,"date":"2015-09-22T10:32:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T02:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/busted-common-health-myths-debunked-339016.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T00:00:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T16:00:40","slug":"busted-common-health-myths-debunked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/busted-common-health-myths-debunked-339016.html","title":{"rendered":"Busted: 6 Common health myths debunked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s an old adage that rings true, it\u2019s <em>\u201cDon\u2019t believe everything you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/coaching-lifelove\/psychology\/bibliotherapy-books-prescription-122416.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>You can find dozens of ridiculous health claims on the Internet, and some of them do seem to make a lot of sense.<\/p> <p>The Internet is not the only culprit. Although <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/from-us-to-you\/motherhood-qa-marie-frances-moms-94301.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mum <\/a>will forever stand her ground on her beliefs, she can also be misinformed of the science behind some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/healthy-eating\/health-benefits-tomatoes-117664.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">health claims<\/a>. Be it a fad or a conventional wisdom, there\u2019s always room to be discerning about things we 'know' about health.<\/p> <p>Before you rush to try the latest idiosyncratic\u00a0diet that Gwyneth swears by, here are 6 simple truths about the most common health claims.<\/p> <p><em>Amanda Lim<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photo: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/medical-news\/do-oysters-cause-the-stomach-flu-124104.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do oysters cause the stomach flu?<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/food\/hot-spots\/recommended-spots\/top-10-places-eat-clean-cbd-singapore-125629.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 10 places to eat healthy in Singapore\u2019s Central Business District<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/5-good-habits-improve-memory-126239.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Good habits to improve your memory<\/a><\/p>   ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is gluten-free the best for you? Do you need 8 glasses of water a day? We pick apart some of the most common health myths that just won\u2019t die.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":506,"featured_media":126806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"We are overwhelmed by tons of health information everyday, but which ones are worth paying attention to? 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