Dispelling Common Myths

Both the BBC and the Guardian covered the yearly dispelling of myths by the British Medical Journal. This years myths included

• You lose most of your heat through your head
• Hangover cures actually work
• Sugar in food casues hyperactvity in children

What's fascinating is how these myths came into being. The head and heat story comes from a flawed experiment carried out by the US Army in the Artic in the 50's.

If you're interested in why some of these ideas stick around, I'd recommend
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Only halfway through it so far, but very interesting.