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Don't Swallow Your Gum!: Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies about Your Body and Health
Contributor(s): Carroll, Aaron E. (Author), Vreeman, Rachel C. (Author)
ISBN: 031253387X     ISBN-13: 9780312533878
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2009
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The truth behind all those weird and worrisome things you think about your body---EXPOSED!

Face it---you have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet you still believe "facts" about your body and health that are just plain wrong. "Don't Swallow Your Gum! "takes on these myths and misconceptions and exposes them for what they are. Inside these pages, the following myths (and many more!) are dispelled:

You need to drink eight glasses of water a day
Chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years
A dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's
Dr. Carroll and Dr. Vreeman blend authoritative research with a breezy sense of humor, providing the ultimate myth-busting collection of more than eighty enlightening, practical, and quirky facts about your health and well-being.
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BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Reference
Dewey: 612
LCCN: 2009007363
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages
 
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People have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet we still believe facts about our bodies and health that are just plain wrong. DON'T SWALLOW YOUR GUM! takes on these myths and misconceptions, and exposes the truth behind some of those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies. Entries dispel the following myths and more:

- You need to drink 8 glasses of water a day
- Chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years
- You can catch poison ivy from someone who has it
- If you drop food on the floor and pick it up within five seconds, it's safe to eat
- Strangers have poisoned kids' Halloween candy

With the perfect blend of authoritative research and a breezy, accessible tone, DON'T SWALLOW YOUR GUM is full of enlightening, practical, and quirky facts that will debunk some of the most perennial misconceptions we believe about our health and well-being.


Contributor Bio(s): Carroll, Aaron E.: - Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS, is an associate professor of Pediatrics in the Children's Health Services Research Program at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and the Director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research. Dr. Carroll's current research interest include the use of information technology in pediatric health care, decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis, and health policy and professionalism. Aaron Carroll and Rachel Vreeman's research has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Newsweek, and many other national publications. They have appeared on Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, and ABC News NOW.Vreeman, Rachel C.: - Dr. Rachel C. Vreeman is an assistant professor of Pediatrics in Children's Health Services Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and co-director of Pediatric Research for the Academic Model for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS (AMPATH). Together with Dr. Aaron Carroll, their research has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Newsweek, and many other national publications. They have appeared on Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, and ABC News NOW. They are the author of Myths About Sex and Pregnancy, Don't Swallow Your Gum, and Don't Cross Your Eyes...They'll Get Stuck That Way!.