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Diga Adeus Aos Mitos! (2010)

by Aaron E. Carroll(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Editora Guerra & Paz

review 1: This is an interesting book and it is written is a entertaining and casual style. It is good to hear about the real science (or lack of it) behind the common and frequent advise you often get. Some of my favorites are how the myth of 8 glasses of water a day got started, looking at the 5 second rule and the lack of any evidence that anyone has ever poisoned Halloween candy. Also, since it is in short articles about various subjects, it is perfect for sporadic reading.
review 2: Man, I LOVE books like this. Being a lover of trivia, I look forward to books that debunk(or prove) popular myths, not only for my presence of my mind(I don't have to worry about my head being uncovered), but because of the humorous way these doctors often present the facts. Don't Swa... morellow Your Gum is a really good example of this. Drs. Aaron and Rachel succeed in pointing out the stupidity of believing in these myths without making you feel stupid and offer lots of good research to back their opinion up. And now I can rest easy knowing that I'm NOT losing immense amounts of body heat through my head and eating at night does not cause an increase in the enormity of my stomach(although that doesn't mean it's good for you).My only complaint? Need more lies uncovered please! less

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