Studies heralding the health benefits of our most sinful indulgences are a dime a dozen. But are they ever for real?
By Jason Daley Posted 03.26.2007 at 2:00 am 1 Comment

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Red wine stops aging? Chocolate beats broccoli? Health â€news†is often more mindless hype than balanced science. How much more? To find out, we dug into the research behind some recent headlines. Launch the gallery here to start the debunking.





Contents:

  1. Chocolate's Better Than Broccoli - from Newsday (New York), October 30, 2006
  2. Are You Drinking Enough Coffee? Get Health Up to Speed - from The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.), October 9, 2006
  3. Housework Cuts Cancer - from the Weekend Australian, December 30, 2006
  4. Pizza Packs Anti-Cancer Punch - from the Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Conn.), July 21, 2003
  5. The Pub Is Better for You Than the Gym - from The Sun (U.K.), June 22, 2006
  6. Cheers! Scientists Say Red Wine Stops You Growing Old - from The Express (U.K.), November 2, 2006
  7. We Pay When We Shun the Sun - from The Kansas City Star (Missouri), June 6, 2006
  8. Video Games Fill Psychological Need - from CBC News (Canada), December 27, 2006
  9. Wrong Was Yoda: Anger Is Good - from The Toronto Star, November 27, 2005

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