Do you believe everything you read?
By Kackie3
@Kackie3 (345)
United States
December 28, 2006 2:12am CST
I do not. How many times have they come up with scientific facts about something, only to have to retract what they said?
One thing is they said coffee was bad for you, now it's said to be beneficial for certain health reasons.
Orange juice would cause cancer..they changed that in just a short time.
Lets see what else was there....oh yes, wooden cutting boards were bad to use, they said that bacteria would live in them and you would get ecoli. They said to use the plastic ones..well they changed their tune on that, because they found that wooden cutting boards, for some wierd reason actually killed the bacteria, and we needed to stop using the plastic ones because bacteria lives in it and can make you sick.
They also had to pick on milk, too, for awhile..they just don't give up..they need a paycheck, and to get one, I guess they have to show that they have been busy finding crap, to feed us.
I could go on and on and on, but these are just a few examples of scientific facts that bit the dust. So what do you think??
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
29 Dec 06
I think that they keep changing their minds. One year it's good, the next it isn't. 20 years later another thought on the issue. I take what I read in a grain of salt. It must make sense to me.
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@publimike2 (473)
• Belgium
28 Dec 06
No, it's very important to be critic with what you read. More, if it's on the web, too many features here on the net are false
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@serenetee (380)
• Singapore
28 Dec 06
Yes I am very confused with these findings. I remembered that margarine was supposed to a healthier choice than butter because margarine is made of fats extracted from plants whereas butter is made from animal fats. Then after many years of faithfully sticking to margarine, I was shocked to read that margarine contains trans-fat because it is hydrogenated so it's actually worse off than butter. I felt like a fool. Why can't the researchers do a thorough search before making it public? When it comes to food, I think I'll just stick to my preference but eat in moderation and stop being gullible.
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@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
5 Feb 07
Haha I got a good laugh when they picked on milk.
No. I don't believe everything I read...I tend to crossreference and try to see if I myself can prove the thing before I believe it.
Popular media makes me want to fall over laughing and strangle the idiotic people who make outrageous claims like that simultaineously.
