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STOP! Reading<br />
in poor light<br />
can harm your<br />
vision… or can it?<br />
myth<br />
or<br />
fact?<br />
by Archie D’Cruz<br />
eatIng sugary snacks makes kids hyper. Starve a fever and<br />
feed a cold. Stress causes your hair to go grey. Dining on<br />
turkey makes you drowsy.<br />
we’ve all grown up with beliefs like <strong>the</strong>se and have come to<br />
accept <strong>the</strong>m as fact.<br />
But are <strong>the</strong>y based on scientific evidence or are <strong>the</strong>y just old<br />
wives’ tales?<br />
In his new book 25 Ways To Cure The Hiccups: Uncovering The<br />
Truth Behind 101 Common Myths And Misconceptions, wisconsin<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor Brian Udermann does a marvellous job <strong>of</strong> putting<br />
commonly held beliefs under <strong>the</strong> scanner to examine if <strong>the</strong>y do<br />
indeed stand up to deeper scrutiny.<br />
Udermann, who has an undergraduate degree in sports medicine and a masters and PhD<br />
in exercise Physiology, combines personal anecdotes with published research on each<br />
topic to deliver a thoroughly enjoyable – and educational – read. each subject is presented<br />
in bite-sized pieces that make it easy to open <strong>the</strong> book at pretty much any page and get<br />
<strong>the</strong> facts on something you always believed to be true.<br />
test your knowledge at right with some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se commonly-held beliefs. myth or fact?<br />
You decide, <strong>the</strong>n turn over to check if you were right.<br />
as for <strong>the</strong> “facts” we stated at <strong>the</strong> beginning <strong>of</strong> this piece… true or not? well, you’ll just<br />
have to read <strong>the</strong> book to find out.<br />
• 25 ways to Cure <strong>the</strong> hiccups: Uncovering 101 Common myths and misconceptions, by Brian<br />
Udermann, PhD, paperback, 216 pages, price $12.99, available at amazon.com.<br />
64 whateVer magazIne | SUmmer 2011<br />
1<br />
reading in low light<br />
damages vision.<br />
o Myth o Fact<br />
2<br />
Spicy foods cause<br />
he<strong>art</strong>burn.<br />
o Myth o Fact<br />
3<br />
frozen fruit<br />
and veggies are<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten as nutritious<br />
as fresh ones.<br />
o Myth o Fact<br />
4<br />
individuals who<br />
multitask are<br />
more productive.<br />
o Myth o Fact<br />
5<br />
chocolate is<br />
good for you.<br />
o Myth o Fact<br />
6<br />
when you stop<br />
exercising muscle<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten turns to fat.<br />
o Myth o Fact<br />
7<br />
a cut will heal<br />
faster if you<br />
uncover it at night.<br />
o Myth o Fact<br />
8<br />
Morning workouts<br />
elevate your metabolism<br />
more than<br />
evening workouts.<br />
o Myth o Fact<br />
4<br />
tUrn to PaGe 66 for<br />
<strong>the</strong> riGht anSwerS