Comments on: Top 10 Wackiest Health Myths http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brenn Campbell http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-34041 Brenn Campbell Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:06:22 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-34041 Milton and Abraham Lincoln may have gone blind, but we have no way of knowing whether it was caused by reading in poor light or not; the myth about reading in poor light is probably as old as they are. Presumably many people in those days had to read in poor light ie candle light; why didnt they all go blind? Milton and Abraham Lincoln may have gone blind, but we have no way of knowing whether it was caused by reading in poor light or not; the myth about reading in poor light is probably as old as they are. Presumably many people in those days had to read in poor light ie candle light; why didnt they all go blind?

]]> By: saurabh http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-31077 saurabh Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:25:53 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-31077 Yeah, I have to take issue with the 'reading by candlelight' claim - Milton went blind that way. Yeah, I have to take issue with the ‘reading by candlelight’ claim - Milton went blind that way.

]]> By: Michael Howes http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-28916 Michael Howes Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:23:52 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-28916 Wow, it's amazing how many of those I believed without actually thinking about them! Great post. Wow, it’s amazing how many of those I believed without actually thinking about them!

Great post.

]]> By: wow http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-28738 wow Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:33:25 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-28738 You are pretty muddled, oversimplistic, or downright wrong with many of these explanations. E.g., salt doesn't actually help the body retain water and combat dehydration! Salt will dehydrate the body, by itself. Excessive fat consumption is very unhealthy. Obviously no one factor is responsible for weight gain, and the vast majority of people could eat practically as much fat and sugar as they want if they just got some decent exercise. Finally, your body DOES have a clock. Why do you think you get jet lag? It IS generally a bad idea to eat close to when you go to bed because your metabolism slows down significantly when you are sleeping. Please get your facts straight. As of now, they are simply misleading. You are pretty muddled, oversimplistic, or downright wrong with many of these explanations. E.g., salt doesn’t actually help the body retain water and combat dehydration! Salt will dehydrate the body, by itself.

Excessive fat consumption is very unhealthy. Obviously no one factor is responsible for weight gain, and the vast majority of people could eat practically as much fat and sugar as they want if they just got some decent exercise.

Finally, your body DOES have a clock. Why do you think you get jet lag? It IS generally a bad idea to eat close to when you go to bed because your metabolism slows down significantly when you are sleeping.

Please get your facts straight. As of now, they are simply misleading.

]]> By: Dave C. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-27333 Dave C. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:01:10 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-27333 Hard to let go of that "lean meat" part, isn't it? Gimme a Ribeye!! :-) Hard to let go of that “lean meat” part, isn’t it? Gimme a Ribeye!! :-)

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-27301 Sonagi Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:22:26 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/health-myths-debunked/#comment-27301 Chinese folk medicine discourages eating heavy foods while sick as the body needs to conserve its energy for fighting the illness, rather than digesting large meals. Thus, it is important to eat nutrient-rich foods but in small portions. RE: sodium causes high blood pressure - There are genetically salt-sensitive people whose blood pressure does rise in accordance with sodium intake. The heart attack/stroke CVD ratios are reversed between the US and Japan, and there is a north-south decreasing gradient in stroke mortality. It is thought that a traditional diet heavy in salted foods in the north may be responsible for high stroke rates. I also recall reading a research study comparing salt sensitivity in different ethnic groups. African-Americans tend to be more salt-sensitive, and the researchers speculated that these genes might have been beneficial in a hot, dry climate but maladaptive in a modern environment. Chinese folk medicine discourages eating heavy foods while sick as the body needs to conserve its energy for fighting the illness, rather than digesting large meals. Thus, it is important to eat nutrient-rich foods but in small portions.

RE: sodium causes high blood pressure - There are genetically salt-sensitive people whose blood pressure does rise in accordance with sodium intake. The heart attack/stroke CVD ratios are reversed between the US and Japan, and there is a north-south decreasing gradient in stroke mortality. It is thought that a traditional diet heavy in salted foods in the north may be responsible for high stroke rates. I also recall reading a research study comparing salt sensitivity in different ethnic groups. African-Americans tend to be more salt-sensitive, and the researchers speculated that these genes might have been beneficial in a hot, dry climate but maladaptive in a modern environment.

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