14 Popular Myths About Food That Science Itself Has Debunked

We’re often told that eating after 6 pm is bad for your health and that you should drink at least 8 glasses of water per day. But what about some of the other popular food-related myths?

The staff of Bright Side has examined some of the most widespread beliefs about healthy and unhealthy food and discovered that most of them have nothing to do with reality!

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Based on materials from kitchenmag