• Question: What is the most bogus headline you've ever seen?

    Asked by Escapee hamster to David, Nicholas on 12 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by THFC1882.
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      David Nunan answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      Great question. Where do I start?

      Probably anything from a guy called Dr Oz who is a TV doctor in America (you can Google him). He touts all sorts of lotions and potions for our health but most of them have no actual evidence and a lot of the supplements he recommends are from companies that he has Financial arrangements with. Luckily he’s actually been found out and the authorities in America ha have taken action.

      Also I’ve seen headlines on a new diet fad where people inject themselves with a product that’s been made from the urine of pregnant women (no I’m not joking is?). There’s also been the one about male bodybuilders buying human breastmilk from the Internet in the belief that it will make them bigger. Needless to say the science behind these two is utter rubbish and they are more likely to be causing harm.

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      Nicholas Pearce answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      Hey,

      I think hearing that vaccines cause autism is one of the most annoying to hear.
      It’s been proven so many times that it isn’t true and there are still people that still believe it does.
      It’s so annoying because if fewer people are getting vaccines -it leaves everybody at a higher risk, not just those who haven’t had the vaccine!

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