Exposed: The Truth Behind Common Health Myths

From the five-a-day rule to eating oily fish once a week, experts reveal the common health mantras that were completely made up.

Eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, take 10,000 steps, drink eight glasses of water, brush your teeth twice and then sleep for eight hours.

They're the mantras many of us follow in the belief they're based on proper research.

But are they? Recently a U.S. scientist revealed that the target of 10,000 steps a day, recommended by the NHS, isn't based on science at all.

In fact, the number of steps seems to have been picked at random. Read more

5 Major Health Myths You Probably Believe

Do you believe any of these five health myths - or all of them?

Every year, the scientific community reveals exciting new information about what is and isn't good for our health. But some of the most prevalent, obvious "facts" about how to live a fit lifestyle are actually myths, spread via misinterpretation or marketing departments until they become part of the vernacular. Below, we've traced the origins of five major health fallacies. Read more