{"id":359,"date":"2018-04-21T10:32:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T10:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yza.ec2.mytemp.website\/blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2025-03-10T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:48:13","slug":"health-related-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starimagingindia.com\/blog\/health-related-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Health-related Myths We Need to Stop Believing Now."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Drink 8 glasses of water every day \u2013 Don\u2019t sit too close to the TV screen or you\u2019ll ruin your eyes \u2013 we\u2019ve had these snippets of advice doled out to us with such regularity that we never ever thought to question it. But fortunately (or unfortunately), many of these beliefs have now been disproved by science. Read on to get a new perspective.<\/p>\n

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Drink 8 glasses of water every day<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Let\u2019s start with the most common one \u2013 while this may be an average measure, it is anything but exact. A better rule of thumb? Drink when you\u2019re thirsty.<\/p>\n

In fact, as a\u00a0doctor from Mayo Clinic<\/a>\u00a0explains, the amount of water each individual needs depends on a variety of factors, including how much exercise you\u2019re putting in each day, where you live and your overall health condition. If you rarely feel thirsty and your urine is colourless or light yellow, then you\u2019re probably getting enough water. Check with a doctor or qualified dietician in case you want to be absolutely sure.<\/p>\n

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MRI scans are harmful and may cause cancer<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Many people regard MRI machines with suspicious eyes because they think MRI scans are harmful \u2013 but this couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. In fact, an MRI (which stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging) works on magnetic fields and thus has zero radiation exposure. Plus, MRI scans are extremely useful in detecting diseases like cancer and are often life-saving – quite the opposite of causing cancer!<\/p>\n

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Sitting close to the TV will harm your eyes<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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We\u2019ve all had our parents hammer this into our heads – but there\u2019s no grain of truth here. The most this will do is give us a headache from eye-strain. This popular warning was probably born in a time when TVs used to emit low-energy X-rays \u2013 however this is all (thankfully) in the past now \u2013 today\u2019s TVs produce no harmful X-rays.<\/p>\n

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Brown sugar is better than white sugar<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Are you trading in that packet of white sugar for brown and patting yourself on the back?<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got some tough news \u2013 apparently there\u2019s hardly any difference between brown and white sugar. Brown sugar is just unprocessed white sugar that contains molasses (which gives it the brown colour). The molasses contains very (very) small amounts of minerals \u2013 however, these are not significant enough to offer any real health benefits.<\/p>\n

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The 5-second rule - If you drop something on the floor, it\u2019s safe to eat if picked up within 5 seconds.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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Who came up with this gem? Probably somebody who dropped the last of piece of cake and needed a justification to eat it. The rule may sound believable, but it\u2019s not fail-safe \u2013 in fact, bacteria can contaminate food within milliseconds. So instead of checking your watch when you drop a piece of food, check the surface you\u2019ve dropped it on. If you\u2019re sure the surface is squeaky clean, then consider eating the dropped snack!<\/p>\n

So the next time you hear any such commonly touted counsel, take it with a big grain of salt!<\/p>\n

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