Demystifying these beliefs is essential to adopting healthy habits based on scientific evidence.
There is a lot of information about human health, but also a lot of myths. In fact, this type of circulation of false information ends up confusing people about what is really good for the human body.
Typically, these “wrong ideas” about health arise due to wrong interpretations or lack of scientific basis. So, we’ve put together some myths to help you avoid falling into fake news.
6 myths about health that many people still believe (drinking water with lemon is one of them)
1. Cracking your fingers is bad for your bones
This is a story often reproduced in people’s childhood with the aim of preventing them from developing the habit of cracking their fingers. Science explains that this is a popular myth. A study by the University of California showed that: if done gently and lightly, without straining the joints, the act of cracking your fingers does not cause any harm.
2. Eating at night makes you fat
Nutritionists explain that this is not true. What matters is evaluating the total calories consumed in a meal, not the time at which it was consumed. Therefore, eating at night only causes weight gain if food consumption exceeds the daily needs that the human body requires.
3. Using a cell phone causes cancer
Many people have believed that cell phone radiation can cause cancer. To reassure you, according to the institute, to date, studies have not found solid evidence linking the use of cell phones to the development of cancer in humans.
4. “Excess sugar causes diabetes”
The HUAP-UFF endocrinologist, in a statement to the Ministry of Health, gathered studies and explained this myth. “Although there are external factors related to the development of diabetes, genetic factors play an important role in the propensity for the disease. Type 2 diabetes is often associated with obesity, aging and genetic changes that favor resistance to the action of insulin and reduced function of pancreatic beta cells, responsible for insulin production. Type 1 diabetes is caused by autoimmune destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas, which leads to a severe deficiency in insulin secretion.”
5. Drinking water with lemon helps you lose weight
According to experts, it’s not quite there. Water with lemon has several health benefits, stimulating the production of digestive enzymes, aiding digestion and being able to help with hydration and intestinal regulation. However, this does not mean that the liquid also helps in the weight loss process.
6. Shaving your hair makes it grow stronger and thicker
According to dermatologist Mariana Andrade Lima, this feeling is nothing more than a myth. “When we use blades as a depilatory method, the thread is not removed at the root, it is cut close to the skin, where the diameter of the hair shafts is larger. These hairs will then grow from that part where it was shaved, giving the temporary appearance that it is a thicker hair, which is not true”, he explains in the Viva Bem portal.
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