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Current scientific evidence doesn’t demonstrate that coconut oil prevents or treats Alzheimer’s
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“Coconut oil in your diet is a remedy for Alzheimer’s”
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Nutrition
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Source: Facebook, John Gray, Social media users, 2024-04-17 -
UnsupportedClaim that artificial sweeteners like aspartame cause cancer lacks support, according to review from WHO agencies
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Artificial sweeteners “are proven to cause cancer”; “people in the 1930s ate cake, cookies and ice cream with SUGAR. And they were healthy”
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InaccurateMisuse of drug tests on energy drinks like Red Bull produces false positives; doesn’t demonstrate these drinks contain cocaine and other drugs
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Red Bull contain cocaine and buprenorphine
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06 -
InaccurateSocial media posts wrongly claim that herbs can cure every disease including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
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“There is a cure to every d!isease”; herbs can cure cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06 -
MisleadingViral video makes inaccurate claims regarding sugar; suggests it causes medical conditions like cancer and ADHD
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Sugar causes ADHD in babies, dementia and Alzheimer's in adults, cancer
Source: TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-09-15 -
UnsupportedNaturopath promotes scientifically unsubstantiated claim that cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”
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Cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”
Source: TikTok, Barbara O'Neill, 2023-08-27 -
IncorrectSome studies suggest nutritional deficiencies may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, but they aren’t the sole cause as social media post claims
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Alzheimer’s disease is a “physician-caused disease” that arises due to nutritional deficiencies
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IncorrectSugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
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Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer
Source: YouTube, The School of Greatness, Mark Hyman, Barbara O'Neill, 2023-03-23 -
Can you achieve a balanced diet by eating only meat? A look at the scientific evidence
While a person may be able to consume some form of the carnivore diet in the short run without many ill effects, it’s clear that the diet comes with significant restrictions that can eventually prove detrimental to human health. Nutritional deficiencies, like a lack of vitamin C, can soon lead to illness, like scurvy. And in the long run, excessive consumption of red meat, which is rich in protein and fat, but deficient in carbohydrates and dietary fiber, increases the risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
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UnsupportedNo evidence that a carnivore diet leads to “90% reduction in all diseases” or treats diabetes
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Carnivore diet produces “a 90% reduction in all diseases” and a reduction in insulin use by diabetics
Source: YouTube, Mikhaila Peterson, 2022-02-08
