Misleading
Viral video makes inaccurate claims regarding sugar; suggests it causes medical conditions like cancer and ADHD
Claim:
Sugar causes ADHD in babies, dementia and Alzheimer's in adults, cancer
Articles tagged with
Nutrition
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Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-09-15 -
UnsupportedNaturopath promotes scientifically unsubstantiated claim that cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”
Claim:
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
Claim:
Alzheimer’s disease is a “physician-caused disease” that arises due to nutritional deficiencies
Source: Facebook, Joel Wallach, 2023-04-26 -
IncorrectSugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
Claim:
Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer
Source: The School of Greatness, YouTube, 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
Claim:
Carnivore diet produces “a 90% reduction in all diseases” and a reduction in insulin use by diabetics
Source: YouTube, Mikhaila Peterson, 2022-02-08 -
MisleadingMethodologically flawed cholesterol study from 2016 used to support false claims that high cholesterol increases longevity
Claim:
“A new study found that 92 percent of people with a high cholesterol level lived longer”
Source: Facebook, Natural Solutions Magazine, Facebook user, 2023-03-11 -
MisleadingThe amount of potassium chloride in Dasani bottled water is safe and won’t cause cardiac arrest
Claim:
“Potassium chloride actually causes cardiac arrest […] and we’re drinking it in Dasani water.”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-16 -
IncorrectCancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer
Claim:
Cancer occurs when “your body is full of acidity”; alkalizing your body prevents cancer
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-07-23 -
UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports claims that plant-based food supplements reduce blood sugar to normal levels and cure type 2 diabetes
Claim:
Food supplements get “perfect sugar levels restored” and “help with type 2 [diabetes]”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-06-02
