http://healthhubs.net/myths A blog with information about some common health myths and misconceptions perpetuated by the media. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:15:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new research study, published in the journal Annals of Epidemiology, has found that smoking does not lead to weight loss in teenage girls and may stunt the growth of teenage boys. Many girls pick up the smoking habit in their teenage years in the belief that smoking will keep them ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/smoking-doesnt-cause-weight-loss-in-teenage-girls/ A new study published by The Cochrane Library has placed doubt on both the safety of antioxidants, and their supposed health benefits by finding that several vitamins do not decrease mortality in healthy individuals and that in fact two vitamins, Vitamin A and E, may actually increase mortality. The researchers, based ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/high-doses-of-vitamin-a-e-beta-carotene-increase-mortality/ Sunscreens are known to prevent premature aging of the skin, sunburn, and the two most common forms of cancer: basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. To date however, no scientific study has shown that sun-screens can prevent the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma, which accounts for more ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/sunscreens-dont-protect-against-melanoma/ People diagnosed with HIV have very low life expectancies As little as fifteen years ago, those diagnosed with HIV could expect to develop AIDS and die from the illness on average just five years after diagnosis. This was due to the late stage HIV was generally diagnosed at and the limited ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/common-myths-about-hiv-aids/ Many people avoid eggs because they believe the high amounts of cholesterol they contain causes heart disease. The vast majority of studies show that this is not the case and that even relatively high levels of egg consumption have neither a significant effect on an individuals cholesterol levels nor do ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/eggs-dont-cause-heart-disease/ Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that was approved for use in the united states in 1981 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Aspartame is around 200 times sweeter than sugar and is currently the second most widely used artificial sweetener behind sucralose (Splenda). Aspartame critics claim that the sweetener ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/aspartame-is-safer-than-most-people-give-it-credit-for/ A new study, published in the Journal "Reviews in Mutation Research" has shed light on some of the myths involving potential causes of cancer such as mobile phones, coffee, fluoridated water and artificial sweeteners. The research study was carried out by Professor Brendan Stewart who is a cancer specialist at the ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/study-risk-of-cancer-from-deodorants-flouride-and-coffee-is-unlikely/ Many people believe that they must reduce or completely eliminate alcohol consumption once they have been diagnosed with diabetes. Many doctors will also tell you that long term alcohol consumption induces insulin resistance. Neither of these statement is true however as most clinical studies into the effects of alcohol on ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/do-diabetics-need-to-reduce-their-alcohol-intake/ Some time during the 20th century cholesterol become the scape goat for the rapidly escalating heart disease rates that the western world was experiencing at the time. Despite what may be reported in the mainstream media about the importance of lowering cholesterol levels by limiting consumption of dietary cholesterol and ... http://healthhubs.net/myths/two-common-cholesterol-myths/