Fact or Myth? A remediation PowerPoint for NCVPS Health Education

 There are various health myths and many have become accepted as fact over the years  Why do these myths get started  Many could have started when a parent told a child something to get them to behave a certain way  Others may have started from the false assumption of a cause and effect relationship Various Myths

 The two websites we have as sources in the lesson list various myths they are:  Don’t cut off the bread crust it is full of vitamins  If you go out with wet hair, you’ll catch a cold  If you cross your eyes, they’ll stay that way  You should feed a cold and starve a fever  Gum stays in your stomach for 7 years  An apple a day keeps the doctor away  You lose 75% of your head through your head  Have someone startle you to get rid of hiccups What are some myths?

 Eating fish makes you smart  You shouldn’t swim for an hour after eating  Every child needs a multivitamin  Warm milk helps you sleep  You should drink at least 8 glasses of water a day  We only use 10% of our brains  Hair and fingernails continue to grow after death  Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight  Shaving causes your hair to grow faster and coarser  Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals  Eating turkey makes you drowsy Myths

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