There isn’t really one diet that’s healthiest for everyone – as illustrated by recent evidence that showed different people have totally personal blood sugar and insulin responses to common foods such as bananas, muffins and bread.
If this were the case, guidelines would be the same everywhere, but they’re not – Australia says seven a day and America nine (though the Brit recommendation doesn’t include potatoes, while the Australian and US ones do).
Acne is mostly caused by the production of hormones and the effect these have on the sebaceous (oil) glands in the skin, not by diet.
Chewing xylitol gum is good for your teeth and there's no need to worry about swallowing it by accident (though you shouldn't do it on purpose).
When scientists first analysed the nutritional value of spinach, they made mistakes in the analysis and overestimated the iron it contained.
The water in tea, coffee, soft drinks, and juices all counts as fluid to keep you hydrated, as does the fluid provided by high water foods such as fruit and vegetables.
Parents, we know... it’s hard to believe this one isn’t true given the proof of children bouncing off the walls at parties.
Diabetes UK says that high sugar foods contribute excess calories, and it is this rather than sugar directly that can create the fatty pancreas that leads to people getting Type 2 diabetes.