Not only did some people care about "Can we eat boiled eggs with milk?", but also asked "How many minutes will it take to kill a person if you eat crabs, shrimps and bananas together?" "Can you die if you dip a banana in sugar?" The child will have a three-petal mouth"...sounds terrible! But these are all fake! Firmly finished!

There is no conflict between foods. The elements and ingredients contained in food are all in trace amounts. The amount required to cause poisoning or the like is far from enough in the diet of ordinary people. Those "milk and boiled eggs cannot be eaten together" and "you cannot drink beer while eating crayfish" you see are actually rumors and gimmicks to attract people's attention. There is nothing that cannot be eaten together in normal meals in daily life. But if you don't follow the usual path, you may have flatulence, diarrhea and other small stomach upsets. But even so, it will only happen when you "do it" to a certain extent, and it generally won't happen to normal people.

In fact, these issues are often topics of concern to our parents. Xiao Mint’s father is very passionate about health and wellness, and often posts the “latest scientific research results” and “expert research reports” in the circle of friends and family groups. Some are very practical, some are just rumors at first glance, some are credible at first glance, but cannot stand up to scrutiny upon closer inspection, and some are really hard to tell true from false. For example, there is no basis for the recent rumors in the circle of friends that drinking yogurt or eating bananas after eating crabs will cause poisoning. In fact, the idea that food can cause death has long been overturned.

In addition to these food conflict theories, there are also many rumors in our information life, "It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish"! Below, "Mint Health" teaches you 4 steps to distinguish these true and false rumors and stay away from the noise.

1. Looking at the title, it’s so alarmist! "Causing cancer! Going crazy! Please repost and spread!" Rumors love headlines like this. They are used to scare people. Those exaggerated words and data that do not comply with advertising laws have no source and are just to attract attention.

2. Look at the release source and time. If the source of information released is unreliable, it will be difficult to seal the authenticity of the information. If it is about health or popular science information, do not trust uncertified personal accounts. It is recommended to refer to officially certified authoritative organizations.

3. Look at the content, only if it is reasonable and well-founded. Professional health knowledge content is generally carefully worded and will not draw absolute conclusions, while rumors are generally exaggerated and the wording is extreme: certain, fatal, not necessary at all, completely... There are generally no examples of rumors. The source only gives you a very scary result, but there is no rigorous argumentation process. Formal health articles will generally point out the sources of tables and data used, which are usually authoritative institutions. For example, when Mint cites some experimental results, it will add references at the end of the article.

4. It’s not that only high-end designs are reliable, but many rumor articles generally use exaggerated luminous fonts and pictures to attract attention. Especially for content aimed at elders, I like to use colorful designs and curious pictures to attract parents to share, but I don’t put much thought into writing articles properly. Besides, I can’t even afford a designer, and I can’t be very professional in popularizing science.