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The Truth About Most Food Health Claims

Asbestos is bad; definitely get the one on the right. Wait — this one over here has no swine flu! Now I can’t decide.

It’s funny because it’s true.



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2 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    Posted September 25, 2009 at 4:04 pm | Permalink

    The funny thing is how bogus the various claims about cholesterol and oats are. In various scientific studies the amount of reduction was 2% – not exactly something to bleat about.

  2. Melissa
    Posted September 25, 2009 at 4:11 pm | Permalink

    I love that. Remember the low carb craze, and how some peanut butter was suddenly labeled as "low carb" (which it ALWAYS has been)? Good times!

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