Don't Swallow Your Gum: And Other Medical Myths Debunked
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- Synopsis
- Men with big feet have big penisesYou should drink at least eight glasses of water a daySugar makes kids hyperEating at night makes you fatChewing gum stays in your stomach for seven yearsYou lose 40% of your body heat through your headEvery day, you hear or think things about your body and health that are just not true. Maybe you saw them on TV, read them in magazines or heard them from friends (or even a doctor). This book is for anyone who has wondered about the truth behind these myths.Funny, wacky and full of fascinating facts, Don't Swallow Your Gum explains why so many of those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies are mistaken.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780141929262
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780141043364, 9780141043364
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Date of Addition:
- 07/23/20
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Health, Mind and Body
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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