Diabetes Cure

Has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to recommend exercise and healthy eating as health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic? No, that's not true: Although the agency has not directly recommended those lifestyle choices as preventative measures against COVID, it has published numerous resources about building immunity against other infectious diseases and about the benefits of healthy…

Are 5G cell towers targeting children at playgrounds with radiation that causes cancer and infertility as part of a "genocide"? No, that is not true. There is no proof that 5G causes cancer or infertility, and zero evidence that telecom companies are aiming the tech at children in schools, playgrounds and other places. In fact, a video making these and…

Are black people more resistant to COVID-19 and not susceptible to death from the virus? No, that's not true: News reports and social media posts from those who've contracted the virus, not to mention official documentation gathered by the World Health Organization's regional office for Africa and words from trusted doctors, show that all human beings -- no matter their…

Do anti-inflammatories aggravate coronavirus infection? That's a valid concern, and one that the World Health Organization is looking in to. But no formal recommendation has yet been made. The concern originated in a correspondence published on March 13, 2020, in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine and was noted by France's minister of health Olivier Véran in a tweet (archived…

Are instant noodles linked to chronic inflammation, weight gain, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's? No, that's partly false: While ramen noodle consumption has been linked to heart diseases and diabetes in women in at least one study, there is no evidence to suggest eating the noodles can increase the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The claims originated from an article (archived…

Did Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg say that all elderly people should be denied care past a certain age when they become ill? No, that's not true: The website circulating the claims pulled only a snippet of the former New York City mayor's comments from 2011. His remarks were taken out of context, and the site expands the claim to…

Is cancer caused by acidity in the body and can you prevent cancer by alkalizing your body? No, that's not true: The claim is a medical myth that has been repeatedly shot down by cancer experts. While it is true that cancer cells cannot survive in a high-alkaline environment, neither can any of your body's cells. If you raised your…

Did a scientific study conclude that women with "big butts" have smarter children? No, that's not true: It is a misleading simplification of a review of several studies more than a decade old of the role that lower-body fat plays in women's health and the pre-natal development of her children. One study does find a woman's "waist-to-hip ratio" is a…

The fake/satirical website The Miami Gazette published an article titled: "Cannibals Arrested in Florida Claim Eating Human Flesh Cures Diabetes and Depression". It opens like this: Police in Vernal Heights, Florida, arrested 3-practicing cannibals who claim eating human flesh cures both type-1 and type-2 diabetes and depression. According to Vernal Heights Chief of Police, Gregory Moore, the 3-men were arrested…