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Health food trends are often just that-a trend. Not all healthy claims are actually based in scientific evidence, so you should tread carefully next time you're reading about the latest fad diet. Join Hank Green for a new episode of SciShow where he unpacks some of these health food claims and if they're actually good for you!
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The Sad Truth About the Turmeric in Your Golden Latte
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Is Alkaline Water Really Better for You?
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@WouldntULikeToKnow. 3 года назад

Anytime something is called a "superfood" I automatically get suspicious. That term is banned in the EU for good reason. And it's always someone trying to sell you something. No thanks.

@thunderlifestudios 3 года назад

Its sad they think you guys are too stupid. But let's be honest, too many people trust companies and leaders.

@cookeymonster83 3 года назад

Until a tomato flies into a burning building and rescues a baby, it's just food.

@cookeymonster83 3 года назад

@@thunderlifestudios that's hilarious since it's mostly Americans that believe in the benefits of well marketted pseudo science. But them what do you expect from a country that was founded by religious extremists.

@psychoedge 3 года назад

@@thunderlifestudios it's less about thinking people are too stupid rather than prohibiting false advertising/labelling.

@mlhussivxi 3 года назад

@@cookeymonster83 America was not founded by religious extremists lmao. America was literally formed to ESCAPE religious extremism. Practically every last Founder was agnostic or expressly anti-religious.

@sarahmeg4811 3 года назад

Chocolate brings joy and that is a health benefit

@SCCRRREEEE 3 года назад

PREACH

@CharChar2121 3 года назад

Basic

@clogs4956 3 года назад

Er... I don’t really like chocolate.... I’m doomed!

@McLolzable 3 года назад

So does meth

@simonaeaton2217 3 года назад

Yesss

@Aeturnalis 3 года назад

Me personally, the "Chinese restaurant syndrome" is entirely from overeating delicious Chinese food. 1,400 calories of deliciousness in one sitting usually leads to a nice nap lol

@szhou2513 3 года назад

It's because Chinese restaurants are too cheap in the USA, which encourage overeating. TBH, everything in USA encourages overeating.

@unoriginal1086 3 года назад

@@szhou2513 for sure. also the cheaper chinese restaurants are often oily, salty or sugary which increases calories. Sometimes a mix of multiple things.

@littlevoice_11 3 года назад

Carb fatigue and brain fog plus its combined with inflammatory fats

@mailasun 3 года назад

I hate to tell you this but what you believe is “Chinese food” is probably not. Just like fortune cookies, stuff like Orange chicken, sesame chicken, general tso’s chicken are American inventions. The authentic Chinese food have 6-7 different styles depending on the region, try them out if you can.

@absalomdraconis 3 года назад

Curiously, there is a real thing that resembles "Chinese restaurant syndrom". I forget the name, but it's basically "sodium salt overdose"... guess what else is a common sodium salt?

@firefoxwaffles5357 3 года назад

My grandpa always said just eat a variety of foods and never too much of any one food. He's 91 so I trust him lol

@acronolozki 3 года назад

and as my dad said once, too much of *anything* is bad! the perfect portion is balance

@firefoxwaffles5357 3 года назад

@@jeremyalexander9761 oh absolutely, long lives run in my mom's family, I was just being cheeky. Guess it wasn't all that funny though, sorry :/

@anthonyhewitt9397 3 года назад

Im sure genes have nothing to do with that.

@cozymoggele 3 года назад

@@anthonyhewitt9397 then ur silly

@zekrazikitty2899 3 года назад

91?! In that case I trust him too O.o

@rudra62 3 года назад

Tumeric has enormous benefits when added to your diet, which was not covered. IT WARDS OFF BLAND FOOD. It's been used in India for that purpose for thousands of years, and exported to other nations and cultures for similar purposes for hundreds of years.

@johnm5928 3 года назад

There's an R in there. TuRmeric. And its pronounced as such.

@elsagrace3893 2 года назад

😄👍🏼

@UpperDarbyDetailing 2 года назад

Turmeric is also an NSAID.

@annekabrimhall1059 2 года назад

Again, the statistically insignificant portion of these studies are still people who get horrendous diarrhea from too much turmeric.

@sunnyjozani8421 2 года назад

Facts! This video was the first time I realized why so many people's cooking tastes bland. Turmeric is as essential as salt and pepper to make a good, hearty meal. Even a small pinch of it makes a big difference.

@HisNeverland 3 года назад

Omg the alkaline water ph thing is just ppl inventing the concept of the four humours all over again 😫

@rattyrat. 3 года назад

oh no

@MaryAnnNytowl 3 года назад

Alkaline water isn't even safe to drink in the amounts we are supposed to drink water every day, so...

@d.e.b.b5788 2 года назад

I love that certain celebrities expound the benefits of alkaline water, and then they add lemon into it (which essentially makes the water, acidic).

@alexandercanella4479 2 года назад

@@MaryAnnNytowl "amounts we are supposed to drink." That's also a trend. If you eat a balanced diet, you get almost all the water you need unless you're doing a bunch of sweating. The 8 glasses a day thing has a similar origin story of the myth that we only use 10% of our brains. The authors of those papers never actually said either of those things.

@addyshorhnr3544 2 года назад

@@alexandercanella4479 you think I can tell my dietitian that? Even though I don’t have a healthy diet and am nearly constantly dehydrated? No, dang I really do not want to ride the water train. What am I supposed to do in the 7-12 hours a day where I am not at home.

@abracadaverous 3 года назад

THANK YOU for talking about the racism associated with MSG aversion! I've been saying that for years. There are some people who claim to be so sensitive to MSG that they can't possibly eat Chinese food, but will happily eat a bag of Doritos.

@jennevans5159 Год назад

My understanding is that the US government pushed the narrative that MSG making Chinese food bad was directly related to the anti communist movement. Then they had to back pedal the Asian hate as most of our(america) top minds are being imported. Much love to all my fellow Asian humans ❤️

@GarryFPV Год назад

@@xzonia1 glad you corrected yourself. I was boutta go in on ya

@claire2088 Год назад

Yeah it always seems ridiculous when people are like "I had a huge chinese takeaway and now I feel manky, must be the MSG" and yet when they have a big pizza takeaway and feel manky they know they've jsut eaten too much, bizarre

@The_Savage_Wombat Год назад

I like how being suspicious of an ethnic food is considered racism now. It's funny to watch African tribesmen try a cheeseburger and fries and all the comments they make.

@QuartzChrysalis Год назад

never heard about the chinese food thing, everyone i know who complains about msg is like "i cant eat mc donalds" or "doritos make me puke" but i also live in australia so this might be an american thing, also from what ive heard american chinese food and australian chinese food are kinda different

@TejaKarlapudi 3 года назад

1. Turmeric - 00:35 2. Dark Chocolate - 6:00 3. Antioxidants - 9:04 4. Alkaline Water - 15:51 5. MSG - 21:18

@bronchiaosaurus4804 3 года назад

Thanks

@laughoutloud7844 3 года назад

Thanks

@kennie39 3 года назад

alkaline water is at 15:51

@harrisonlichtenberg3162 3 года назад

@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd Yes, although the issue is that sensationalist media has grossly overstated it's effects. The typical inflamation reduction provided by turmeric is minor. Present, but minor.

@rhijulbec1 3 года назад

@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd Bullshit~plain and simple. You very obviously didn't listen to the science. Olivia told you that you'd have to consume HUGE amounts of turmeric, like pounds a day, to receive any benefit. You either healed because that's what our bodies do~heal themselves. Or the obvious ~ it was the placebo effect. Nurse 40+years (retired). I studied these claims at length. They have no actual evidence, yet claim extraordinary benefits.

@IkomaTanomori 3 года назад

Damn, "the best nutritional supplement is a grain of salt" may be the best science burn I've heard.

@hata6290 Год назад

@amazinggrapes3045 3 месяца назад

If you're low in electrolytes or blood pressure, you can take this advice literally

@katatat2030 3 года назад

God I'm so glad you're spreading the word on MSG, it's literally just a really tasty glutamate salt and I hate how everyone thinks it's bad

@diablo.the.cheater Год назад

@@Aiel-Necromancer At the end of the day it is literally table salt but ummamy instead of salty

@petouser Год назад

@@Aiel-Necromancer i don't know where you are from, but here in Germany it's called a thing. Often enough, it isn't called MSG but (artificial) flavor enhancer of something.

@Youknowwhoyounopoo Год назад

Funny how they complain about msg in chinese food giving them a headache, and yet don't think twice to eat chips - which are usually coated in the stuff. Lol. MSG is delicious!

@Crazeefish313 Год назад

It is bad for mental health. It imbalances gaba and glutamate which will cause manic behavior and annoying symptoms different for everyone. Some people don't experience any changes. It's the amount that restaurants use like sugar that causes problems. My own experience

@raphaelsylla876 3 года назад

MSG is added to a LOT of chips such as Doritos, Pringles etc. And they aren't asian brands.

@AlleyTrashBoards 2 года назад

But it explains why they are super delicious!

@amazinggrapes3045 3 месяца назад

Is that what "natural/artificial flavors" means?

@arcadionicolas 3 года назад

They forgot the fact that Chocolate helps with going through Dementor attacks.

@hosskatt-8317 3 года назад

This made me smile out loud.

@sallyphilpin1104 3 года назад

Expecto patronum works as well

@tuachixiong5232 3 года назад

@@sallyphilpin1104 expecto some chocolate works too

@sallyphilpin1104 3 года назад

@@tuachixiong5232 Even in the Muggle world chocolate works wonders. Dementors are the manifestation of depression according to J K Rowling and chocolate contains chemicals that help. I've been on antidepressants for nearly 2 months and according to my daughter they've made me worse. Well, wouldn't you be depressed if your partner left you for their workmate after finding out your health conditions were only going to get worse?

@thunderlifestudios 3 года назад

@@hosskatt-8317 your comment made me laugh idk what you guys are talking about

@ShepStevVidEOs 3 года назад

I’m unhappy when Hank says “goes back a long time” and then references the 90s. Then I remember it’s 2020.

@neyo231 3 года назад

Back in the 90s I was in a very famous tv show. Bojack the horseman. Bonack the horseman don't like you don't now🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

@raeperonneau4941 3 года назад

Try being from the 60’s. 🤣

@wolflynxkl 2 года назад

I just had to math that and reminded myself that I’m already almost 30 lol. Thank you

@ShannaNL 2 года назад

As soon as you hit 30 you get confronted with the fact that there is new generation walking around and you now have a history. Therefor I always say/said: Think back but don't count back. ;-)

@TheYerjustaface 3 года назад

Id like to see you guys tackle the keto diet, intermittent fasting, and all the other diet trends.

@idiotshittiot 2 года назад

I know this is a year old and they’ve probably covered it, but those have good scientific data behind the trends. I think the carnivore diet would be a good one for them to tackle, as it’s less scientifically studied

@sybariticcupboardrat3763 2 года назад

@@idiotshittiot I have no idea about intermittent fasting, but it's pretty damn clear that the keto diet is absolute idiocy - but maybe accidentally not harmful... kinda. That diet was designed to induce ketosis, a process where the body switches to getting energy mainly from fat instead of carbs (ketones instead of glucose atp). This was developed in order to prevent seizures in children. However the vast majority of people that pretend they're following the keto diet are not coming close to the low level of carbs and the high levels of fat needed to induce ketosis (seriously, the poor kids with seizures have to eat heavy cream with every meal and can have extremely little sugar, grains, and starches). Essentially what people pretend is the keto diet is just another low carb diet - which isn't necessarily bad because we do tend to eat too many carbs. However there is the risk that people trying to follow the keto diet will drastically increase their fat intake but not have the will power to resist eating carbs, and that's very unhealthy.

@fleischiam 2 года назад

@@idiotshittiot 0000

@kerrischlosser1823 2 года назад

They have one on the keto diet! :)

@cherriberri8373 2 года назад

Okay but intermittent fasting has scientific evidence, and we know past humans developed eating a lot of meat

@robertcrabtree8835 3 года назад

"At least you'll get a pretty yellow Instagram out of it" I am definitely not Instagramming any yellow poos.

@kimbookish 3 года назад

LOL! I think they were referring to the turmeric coffee picture! Though I don't really need to see that, either.

@nothingtoseeherefolks6911 3 года назад

😂😂😂 They were talking about the latte!

@modernlacuna 3 года назад

That sounds like something someone who is Instagramming yellow poos would say...

@ashleyh6407 3 года назад

Tempted to send this to all the RU-vid and Instagram "health influencers" that tout all these!!

@i_critique_your_vanity7216 3 года назад

You’re asking for a million retorts of “he said, she said.” Good luck

@andypanda4927 3 года назад

For Ashley H - Not trying to troll the sensitive are we? Betcha get "flak".

@juliestevens6931 3 года назад

You would probably have as much luck as trying to change the mind of a flat-earther or anti-vaxer.

@rhijulbec1 3 года назад

Ahsley H I wish that would do some good. Cognitive dissonance is strong in these people though. They'd just block you. *sigh*

@ericbartol 3 года назад

Do it! Forget the 'no one will ever notice' idiots. Do nothing and wonder, or do something and KNOW.

@starkeclipse 3 года назад

The MSG bit was super interesting. I'd heard the myth for so long that I'd begun to assume there was truth to it. Silly me letting society, not facts, dictate my beliefs. 🤦 Hooray for being redirected!

@benedict6962 3 года назад

It's true in the sense of "please don't eat 5 bags of chips in a day". Too much of anything is bad.

@SMAnthonyW 3 года назад

benedict co but that applies to everything, it’s not specific to MSG.

@steffeeH 3 года назад

To be fair though, the amount of MSG added to food in most chinese buffets I've been to is ridiculous. It tastes terrible, and it stays in your mouth for hours. I'd take an "MSG-free" restaurant any time.

@xzonia1 3 года назад

I'm allergic to salt, and MSG is a type of salt, so seeing this video call me a racist for not wanting to eat MSG pissed me off. Allergies are real. I'm tired of poorly researched videos like this just discounting them and making people think otherwise.

@MrJessums 3 года назад

@@xzonia1 you're allergic to... salt? bro, you're obviously one of the extreme outliers that this video does not refer to. the vast majority of "MSG sensitive" people are not allergic to salt, or MSG, which is what this video was referring to.

@tatinightmare Год назад

I love how you relate msg to Asian racism everytime I talk about Asian racism people literally tell me “your making it up and seeing racism and issues where there are none” like I’m Asian so it feels like they’re just invalidating every experience of racism I’ve had

@babybaklavagus 9 месяцев назад

Between historical racism, the model minority myth, and the pandemic (just to start)...yes anti-Asian racism absolutely exists. I'm sorry you've had to meet such awful people. But just want to affirm you--it's not in your head and it's not right that you've experienced racism.

@dankoga2 8 месяцев назад

Yes... and add to this the fetishization in it's various forms and other sexual stereotypes...

@rheiagreenland4714 4 месяца назад

Frankly I find the treatment this country has directed towards people from Asia disgusts me. They're horribly racist, and then turn it into "positive racism" and tell people 'well actually it's good because it's positive right?' and then make a bunch of stereotypes to perpetuate it all while anti-asian racism is very much still in force, both concious and systemic.

@wikkedawsome 3 года назад

Worked at a vitamin shoppe and every 2 months some new food or supplement Trend would rise and fall. Still remember the coral calcium, and 97% cacao crazes.

@absalomdraconis 3 года назад

Whoever invents an effective diet pill that _doesn't_ kill you will either get rich, or die from failing to do so. Or maybe both, if the customers are too insistent about "take my money!" Death by papercut is a bad way to go.

@TheCimbrianBull 3 года назад

Coral calcium? For real, though? 🤔

@MaxOakland 3 года назад

Wow. Coral supplement sounds really horrible for the ocean ecosystem

@shibolinemress8913 3 года назад

I must admit, eating 97% cacao chocolate bars was an interesting experience. The one square every couple of days that I usually managed to swallow removed any chocolate cravings, so probably had some health benefits just because I was consuming less fat and sugar than before. It also got me interested in how Central and South Americans originally prepared cacao, and how that became the decadent chocolatey pleasure we indulge in today. The funny thing is that there were also lots of non-food products, like lotions and bath oils, with "Aztec Chocolate". While they did make me feel nice, I doubt that they had any health benefits apart from that psychological boost.

@cookeymonster83 3 года назад

Unless you worked in Medieval England, you worked in a Vitamin SHOP

@TBomb15 3 года назад

Scishow: "rat's aren't people" secret society of hyper-intelligent rats: "the day of reckoning is coming"

@OtakuUnitedStudio 3 года назад

Arthur Dent: "You know what they say, the best laid plans of mice and men..." Slartibartfast: "I don't see how men have anything to do with it."

@mailasun 3 года назад

Rats. You don’t need an apostrophe to pluralize a noun.

@drsharkboy6568 3 года назад

Rats! We’re rats! We’re the rats! We prey at night, we stalk at night! We’re the rats! I’m the giant rat who makes all of da rules! Let’s see what kind of trouble we can get ourselves into!

@sallyphilpin1104 3 года назад

Pinky and the Brain

@akirasaito1551 3 года назад

Reminds me of that Terry Pratchett novel "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents" where intelligent mice invent their own codes of law and writing system

@bonnitaclaus2286 Год назад

I like turmeric, and I never gave credence to it as being a miracle food. It is a spice, and spices makes food very interesting, properly spiced food you eat less because you’re more satisfied, and in my case I eat slowly so I can savor the wonderful flavors.

@CordeliaWagner Год назад

A sunshine latte looks good, and adding a little pepper, chilli and cinnamon can make it healthy. It's definetely more healthy than coffee.

@ergo4216 Год назад

Odd. My experience is if food is bland, I eat less. If flavorful, I overeat because it's so enjoyable.

@dianapennepacker6854 Год назад

No single food is going to do squat. Anyone who thinks drinking an ounce of it is going to ward off whatever is an idiot.

@dianapennepacker6854 Год назад

@@CordeliaWagner That doesn't sound good at all haha. Love each ingredient but in a latte? I don't know. I shouldn't knock till I try it.

@83shaunam Год назад

@@ergo4216 same. I can be full but my mouth wants more. Lol

@elainekruger-haye3463 3 года назад

Turmeric tastes great. We have a traditional "yellow rice" with turmeic and raisins. I cook with it and paprika for flavour. Putting it in coffee seems weird

@bengal_tiger1984 Год назад

Thought the same, we use it for savoury dishes.

@jessicagalvin4598 Год назад

MSG is used in lots of fast food, not just Asian restaurants. It’s also in chips and other packaged snacks.

@TonkarzOfSolSystem Год назад

And tomato, onion, garlic and mushrooms.

@dianapennepacker6854 Год назад

@@TonkarzOfSolSystem Loads of it in seaweed. That's how they use to make pure MSG. MSG is tasty. Sadly it still retains water so I still have to be mindful due to my liver and kidneys failing. Not good for Ascities.

@crazylatingirl94 Год назад

did you finish the video

@debralittle1341 Год назад

Msg makes me sick

@diablo.the.cheater Год назад

@@debralittle1341 msg is just salt but ummami instead of salty, and salt is not that good in big quantities tbh

@HayTatsuko 3 года назад

MSG is awesome for folks like me who need to watch sodium intake. It contains only about 40% of the sodium of table salt, and one needs to use only a tiny amount to flavor a dish. It lets me cut the amount of salt I need down to about 1/4 of what I used to put in a dish. These days, half of that salt is potassium chloride (e,g. No-Salt) and half is table salt. Gotta keep my old ticker and viaducts (hemoducts?) happy, ya know? I buy MSG in bulk at my local Asian market, at about $2.49 for a 500g (~1.1 pound) bag. That's way better than spending $3.50 or more for a 4 oz can of Ac'cent! What's inside is the exact same stuff. That's enough MSG to last you a couple of years, if you're cooking for one, as I do.. :)

@MyCommentsRMaturelol Год назад

Geeenius

@theboredengineer2947 3 года назад

As an Asian... *laughs in MSG*

@jerotoro2021 3 года назад

Hank: Toomeric Olivia: Turmeric

@Jandau85 3 года назад

A problem with bold claims regarding various dietary trends is that they tend to overshadow more reasonable benefits, and those benefits will then be completely overlooked. For example, turmeric. On one hand, I don't believe it cures cancer or anything, but on the other hand, I've been using it for years to treat my IBS and it has been by far the most effective way to relieve the symptoms (even compared to drugs prescribed by my doctor). I've recommended it to acquaintances who suffer from the same ailment and they've had good results. While I by no means want to imply that this is scientific proof, I also can't simply dismiss turmeric as a "hoax" or whatever.

@ranjanpradhan5974 Год назад

I think ur comment should be on top

@IAmFJ1 3 года назад

I'm Iranian and we also use a loooot of turmeric in our traditional foods but this is the first time I'm hearing about adding it to any type of coffee and to me it's like someone telling me I add salt to my tea for an exotic taste and my answer to both is: Don't! What is wrong with people?!

@IAmFJ1 3 года назад

And yeah, if turmeric could cure anything we'd be all disease-free over here and we are not. But it could be noninflammatory or something. Who knows. Same goes for cinnamon.

@jokercardzz 8 месяцев назад

I add a tiny pinch of salt to my coffee sometimes if it's too bitter, it counteracts the bitterness without adding saltiness

@odapunkt 3 года назад

Please be careful when using social media. It’s not filtered or controlled and can influence us in a very damaging way.❤️❤️ Don’t just always trust what you hear/see. That being said, do trust SciShow 😁

@siyacer 3 года назад

Yep

@jehmarxx 3 года назад

Them: MSG is bad for you! Me: Want chips? Them: Yeah. Gimme. * eats the chips Them: As I was saying ...

@Kerfuffles92 3 года назад

Yep! Did you see that episode of Ugly Delicious on Netflix?

@absalomdraconis 3 года назад

MSG is a sodium salt, and seems to have all the negatives that go along with that... which themselves _are_ overinflated, but still exist.

@ADerpyReality 3 года назад

Its neither very good or very bad, but it does help taste.

@rhov-anion 3 года назад

A friend of mine from Japan insisted they had a "serious allergy" to MSG, and this made their childhood miserable as their mother used it on everything. I pointed out, they like Pringles. (Who doesn't! And yes, I'm using "they" because my friend is non-binary.) I explained, the chips have MSG. They panicked, like they thought learning this at age 30 meant INSTANT DEATH the next time they popped the top of a can. More than likely, their mom was a lousy cook who heard about the MSG thing and blamed that for nearly killing her child with bad food. (My friend also insists their husband is "deathly allergic" to GMO corn... but that's another story.)

@xzonia1 3 года назад

@@rhov-anion I'm allergic to salt, and MSG is a type of salt. You still need salt to live, though, your friend included. I personally don't eat chips, but Pringles may have a significantly lower salt level than the amount of MSG their mom used when cooking. I refused to eat much of anything until I was 7, and my parents eventually figured out by tracking what I would and wouldn't eat that it was because I hated the taste of salt. Once they stopped salting all the food they made, I started eating. I was so skinny you could count my ribs until they finally changed how they cooked. Later in life I found out I have a salt allergy, which is why eating it made me so miserable. Your friend probably has a salt allergy. We still need small amounts of salt to live, but too much just makes life hell for us, which is why added salt is such a problem, including MSG.

@ninaquas_7401 3 года назад

I really want to thank scishow and sister channels for the hundreds of times y'all have helped me understand topics for school, daily life, or out of pure curiosity.

@areamusicale 3 года назад

The benefit of chocolate in modern life is its anti-stress property, which is it very important and effective when a break from reality is needed.

@OldieBugger 3 года назад

I've learned to avoid those foods that claim to be MSG-free. They are as tasty as cardboard.

@harrisonlichtenberg3162 3 года назад

After I learned the truth I started using MSG in a bunch of stuff. Really good for burgers.

@franciscodetonne4797 3 года назад

MSG is a natural compound and adds flavor to many foods. You don't need to add MSG into food and don't avoid it.

@austenhead5303 3 года назад

If a food doesn't taste good without added MSG, it's probably made of cardboard. I don't know about you, but my goal isn't to fool my taste buds.

@umi3017 3 года назад

While in Asia, I didn't avoiding MSG but also not add it when I was cooking, simply because I really can't tell the difference.....

@julesverneinoz 2 года назад

You're not eating my chiffon cheesecake then :D

@kitewinter6179 3 года назад

When I was younger, my father (who studied chemistry, but.....) explained that drinking vinegar when you have a cold helps because it makes your blood more acidic. Then, in chemistry class, we learned that blood has a buffer that prevents the pH from changing unless you dump in a *lot* of additional acid or alkaline.

@helenamcginty4920 2 года назад

Just shows that being good at one science doesnt mean you have much idea about the rest. Like you wouldn't call an electrician when your water pipes burst.

@Courtney-dg9iq 2 года назад

vinegar is just acetic acid, the most basic acid there is, so there could be some merit to it aiding the body when consumed (by increasing the base blocks of it within your body's internal system to be more readily available and used opposed to your body needing to use energy to breakdown/build the blocks itself - allowing your body to redirect that energy into the processes that allow it to get better) wouldn't say that your father is completely wrong, just, correlation isn't causation and there's likely a lot more involved than just a 1:1 drink the magic acid when sick to increase healing - that being said, you are correct in that the body has a buffer system/loop in place to help maintain pH balance in the blood, so it really wouldn't make your blood more acidic unless you dump in a lot of additional acid

@CosimaNonymouse 2 года назад

It doesn't make the blood more acidic. Vinegar is fermented, fermented foods are full of good bacteria which in turn is good for the intestines and the intestines are the immune system.

@Emiko0807 Год назад

In Japan, especially many older generations believe(d) that consuming vinegar makes your body more flexible. The reasoning was apparently "You see how soft a fish becomes when you put it into vinegar."🙄

@SoulDelSol Год назад

@@Courtney-dg9iq base blocks? Build blocks? You have no idea what you're talking about

@DiscoChixify 3 года назад

Alkaline water was actually causing reflux in me. What I found out was that my body wasn’t producing enough acid on its own to move food through in a timely manner. So adding alkaline water on top made the issue worse. What I actually needed to do was go the other direction and increase my stomach’s ability to quickly break down food by drinking hot lemon water before meals. This seemed to fix my reflux and I stopped drinking alkaline water.

@johnm5928 3 года назад

Wow thats really interesting! It always intrigues me when the seemingly obvious solution is actually the opposite of what you should do.

@truthinyourface7345 3 года назад

But lemon is turned in to alkaline when it reaches the stomach

@DiscoChixify 3 года назад

baash abiib that’s not how chemistry works

@DiscoChixify 3 года назад

baash abiib stomach acid has a ph of between 1.5-3.5 and lemon juice has a ph of approximately 2. While in the stomach the lemon juice increases the amount of acid available to digest food. The body alkalizes the lemon juice after digesting it, not before. While the lemon juice and stomach acid are inside of the stomach they break down the other foods you eat. Even stomach acid is alkalized through the digestive process, but not before. If you add alkaline water with a ph of 9 to the stomach, it raises the ph of the contents of the stomach (making a more neutral ph) but it doesn’t change the ph of the body once digested. It only has a direct impact on the contents of the stomach before digestion. Foods digest more slowly in a neutral ph environment. This can cause the stomach not to empty as quickly or efficiently as it normally would, and it stays full for longer. Undigested food can block the small intestine, slow down the metabolism, and reduce nutrient absorption among other things. It’s actually really bad to consume large quantities of alkaline water over a long period of time. Blood has a ph of 7.35-7.45. Your body creates this almost neutral ph after what you consume goes through a series of processes. There’s no way for alkaline water to bypass your liver, kidneys, etc in order to change the ph of your blood or other organs.

@editname6868 2 года назад

@@truthinyourface7345 no

@generaldurandal3568 3 года назад

Snake Oil salesmen are still around to this day. "This here thing can cure everything that ails you!"

@tophers3756 3 года назад

People, just eat a balanced diet of what you like, in moderation of course. And exercise.

@gizellesmith8763 3 года назад

The loaded question is what is a "balanced diet?

@wikkedawsome 3 года назад

Gizelle Smith for calories take your ideal weight and add a zero. 150lb healthy adult would avg 1500. Try to eat more protein and fat than carbs, and try to eat whole food vs processed food. If you are trying to lose weight fast try intermittent fasting with calorie control.

@DrMichaelCote 3 года назад

@@gizellesmith8763 basically eat more fruits and veggies (plants) and less stuff that's processed (made in a plant)

@kuroodo_ 3 года назад

@Ryan Struble I am not sure if you are talking about weight loss, but in the event that you are not: your daily calorie needs primarily varies on your weight, daily activity, and height. Someone who is 6 feet tall taking 1500 calories a day would be losing weight quickly, not even counting exercise. So this is not a good way to find out how many calories you need to maintain weight. The best way to figure this out is to find an average based on various TDEE calculators. If you wish to lose weight in general, it doesn't matter if intermittent fasting, keto, etc. All they do is put you at a calorie deficit. Find whatever method works for you as long as you're at a deficit. The bigger the deficit, the more weight is lost (faster loss). Exercise not required, but it's a huge boost not just to the rate but to your overall health.

@gamgam_Meru 3 года назад

And sleep! Pillar #3

@mark62891 3 года назад

So, in summary: The claims were oversimplified conclusions for the sake of making money from commissions, direct sales, and/or ad revenue and we still have little understanding of our own basic biological processes.

@kf10147 3 года назад

we do understand the basic processes but nutrition science is anything but basic given the complex path nutrients take through our bodies and how hard it is to study diets that cannot be carefully controlled in experiments on humans under modern ethics standards. I really recommend the scishow video on why nutrition science is difficult.

@siyacer 3 года назад

Yep

@mark62891 3 года назад

I mean I understand the most basic physiology, even "advanced basic" physiology if that isn't too much of an oxymoron. But the more I learn the more I realize that we're actually kinda clueless about so much. Even sliding filament theory is still just a best guess.

@GaianEntertainment 3 года назад

@@mark62891 The more you learn, the more you'll realize how little you know. That's pretty universal in science and leading-edge tech. When someone talks as though they know everything about their subject, it's clear they're either leaving something out (for any number of reasons), or they're too self-absorbed to realize where their knowledge is lacking. That's one of the best things about this channel - they admit there is a lot we still don't know.

@hillariat2147 3 года назад

capitalism

@Merennulli 3 года назад

I always heard the "problem" with MSG was that it was a salt and a preservative. (And of course all preservatives and salt are "bad" because of an unsupported study that some reporter wrote a story on in 1276 BC and that's been repeated ever since with nobody checking.) I might be a little bitter about the whole "wrote a story a long time ago on a study that wasn't peer reviewed and nobody bothered to check" thing.

@TheCimbrianBull 3 года назад

Bitter? More like salty! 😜

@xzonia1 3 года назад

Most people can handle moderate amounts of salt and MSG just fine. I have a salt allergy, though, so I avoid salt and MSG as much as possible. It occurs naturally in food, which is how I get the salt I need to live, but I never add salt to anything I eat and avoid pre-packaged foods as much as possible because they tend to add large amounts of salt to their foods. When I do end up eating salty food for whatever reason, I am miserable afterwards. However, most people can handle salt without issue.

@siyacer 3 года назад

I ignore any trends and just eat what I feel is good for me.

@zyaicob 3 года назад

Just learn the basics of the science behind it and read some labels. Balancing your macronutrients and making sure you're getting enough vitamins and minerals to handle any nasty health problems you have is the best way to make sure you're eating right

@brapamaldi7666 3 года назад

@@zyaicob "read some labels" but... fruit and vegetables dont have labels ;)

@SobeCrunkMonster 3 года назад

in the times we live in, you practically deserve a nobel prize for common sense

@JanetStarChild 3 года назад

As long as you get lots of fiber and a little protein, you're good.

@markiangooley 3 года назад

Uncle Roger is gratified by this affirmation of MSG, I’m sure. I had to cook for a while for someone losing weight and unwilling to eat. So I added MSG to the food. It helped.

@ems7623 Год назад

I'm not surprised it helped. Uncle Roger knows the truth. (I do think he's going to need some new jokes soon, though. It has become a bit repetitive.)

@sparklingraine 3 года назад

Ngl, back when I couldn't get medicine, I made milk teas with Tumeric and Ginger for my period cramps. Turmeric works more like an NSAID and Ginger works more like a pain killer. *This does not mean it's a replacement for these medications,* it's just an added benefit

@rocklee4523 3 года назад

"The best nutritional substance is a grain of salt." I love it!

@SaBoTeUr2001 3 года назад

"The best nutritional supplement is a grain of salt" I'm stealing this.

@sebastianelytron8450 3 года назад

What do a diet and social distancing have in common? Both flatten the curve.

@BeetTheRush 3 года назад

So this is why turmeric is called curcuma in Portuguese! 😮

@Herio7 3 года назад

It also works in Polish "kurkuma". I always thought it's just weird "translation".

@nd6821 3 года назад

Curcuma in French too

@paddor 3 года назад

And in German

@byrlink 3 года назад

Cúrcuma in Spanish.

@TheCimbrianBull 3 года назад

Gurkemeje in Danish.

@jameswhitaker9169 3 года назад

Wow, I was fooled into avoiding MSG for years...

@M0053yfate 3 года назад

I've been following Hank's advice and putting a grain of salt on every bite these last four days. My blood pressure scored higher than ever, i'm sure i'll have an A+ in no time

@kittt8233 3 года назад

"Chinese restaurant syndrome" was a racist joke published in a medical journal and then it spread when it was further published in newspapers and traveled via word of mouth

@bronchiaosaurus4804 3 года назад

Scishow: reveals fake diets Me: tries lasagna diet from the infection game

@Sabatuar 3 года назад

I agree, you should put ground dark chocolate in your coffee. But more because it cuts the bitterness without being too sweet than anything health related.

@susanfarley1332 Год назад

Every morning I add a couple of spoonfuls of hot cocoa powder to my coffee because it mellows the coffee and just plain tastes good. My cups of coffee are homemade and the cup size I use holds two cups worth.

@diditellyou 3 года назад

can't stop thinking about how "pan assays molecules" sounds like pain in the ass molecules. ps: godness, Michael might not be chocolate but he does increase my heart rate.

@TheCimbrianBull 3 года назад

LOL 🤣 😅 🤣

@maxt252-notsotruefacts4 3 года назад

It's a well known fact that chocolate keeps dementors at bay! 🤗

@eline6731 3 года назад

Nah, it just helps you recover after an attack 😂

@darkangelprincess101 3 года назад

I love golden milk, but I only use it for my bad coughs when I'm sick because it helps settle it for me

@nosirrahx 3 года назад

Garlic the only super food. That stuff is friggin delicious.

@mattakudesu 3 года назад

Onion is far superior, but garlic is fine too.

@DrCatdeJong 3 года назад

It makes social distancing easier too

@SueciaeRexKnugen 3 года назад

@@DrCatdeJong lmaoo

@tonyramos6265 3 года назад

Yeah, onion over garlic, but I can't live without either.

@Randoplants 3 года назад

@@mattakudesu go with both! Onion and garlic go with everything.

@byronliu680 3 года назад

How to make alkaline water: 1. Take water 2. Add some baking soda

@Zinervawyrm 2 года назад

Me: Has literally eaten a 100% cocoa chocolate bar, meant for baking, enjoys the ever loving hell out of the complex and bitter taste of it. Other people: I can't eat dark chocolate, Hershey's Special Dark is way too bitter. Me: Hersey's Special Dark is only 45% cocoa. There are better brands that have 48% and they still consider that as milk chocolate. Come talk to me after you've tried something higher than 60%.

@rampage3337 Год назад

yeah we got a dark chocolate brand here and they don't even offer under 60% standard product is 70% and 2nd is 80% then i think 60% is 3rd place most sold and then 90% is the least sold

@trillionbones89 Год назад

Everything below 50% is not chocolate, but an insult to Quetzalcoatl

@slwrabbits 5 месяцев назад

Milk chocolate doesn't even taste like chocolate. It tastes like milk and sugar.

@drbettyschueler3235 Год назад

I used MSG in just about everything I cooked up until it was declared a health hazard. I'm glad to hear I can start using it again as it sure made my food taste so much better.

@fyreflye100 3 года назад

Funny, I've always heard the main benefit of turmeric is that it's anti-inflammatory. My sister takes it for that exact reason. But the video didn't address that benefit at all. Not even to debunk it. Or is that one health benefit that can't be debunked so that's why they left it out?

@user-vn7ce5ig1z 3 года назад

3:08 - I don't know about all those other things, but turmeric/curcumin has been confirmed to help reduce inflammation (so does ginger), maybe not as much as a full-on NSAID, but certainly enough to help mild inflammation.

@kindredtoast3439 3 года назад

"The best nutritional supplement is a grain of salt," is probably the wittiest dietary advice I've ever heard.

@k.c1126 2 года назад

So long as you only add ONE grain .... lol ...

@rampage3337 Год назад

not really woke just true though not true in a 1st world as everything is just caked with salt here and we already get to much

@kindredtoast3439 Год назад

@@rampage3337 I didn't know that "woke" had the connotations that it does 2 years ago when I wrote that. I think I'll change it to something else. Thanks.

@alexandertanudjaja2728 Год назад

Yes, when i am in hospital, they said i have to take three infuse bottle of albumin because i lacks few things in my blood. One bottle for a day. You know what, its mean i have to stay there three more days. I said, wait for my brother decision. He is the one that pays the bill. While i grumble and mumble, here come the pretty dokter. And what she said was i just need to take two pinch of salt to fix the problem. After the lab result out, it turn out i no longer lacks anything in my body. Two pinch of salt fix the problem

@PalimpsestProd 3 года назад

"People, and even scientists..." so scientists aren't people. "Rats aren't people." Therefore scientists ARE rats. Can we experiment on them? What's the breeding protocol to prevent telomere mutation?

@KHMakerD 3 года назад

“It turns your poop yellow...” Now I want to see.

@SwimsWithWhales31 Год назад

This was great. Now please discuss some of the newer food trends like mushroom coffee, sea moss and Elderberry

@niccvier Год назад

Elderberry has actually been used in many cultures for years and it is amazing for colds and other immune system illnesses; you can make a syrup both from the berries and the flowers. BUT NEVER pick berries when they're red, they're poisonous then

@MegInWhispers Год назад

these aren't new.

@SwimsWithWhales31 Год назад

@Nikola Wiśniewicz yes, all of the foods I listed have cultural significance (health-wise) in different places, but since they are gaining so much popularity in the US (where I'm located) right now, I figured I'd mention it. And thanks for the great tip about when to pick elderberries!

@LongForgottenJ Год назад

@@SwimsWithWhales31 be careful of the variety. You want black elderberry. Red elderberries are native to the Pacific Northwest and can cause stomach cramps and other GI symptoms, though it is possible to avoid this be removing the seeds. Luckily the fruit are different colours, so you don’t have to take a plant ID course to tell the difference.

@SwimsWithWhales31 Год назад

@@LongForgottenJ good to know - thank you!

@TheTimtam112 3 года назад

14:30 Did the studies control for quality of the diet in their control group? Could just be caused by a poor diet in the control group, making the intervention group look good.

@undercoverduck 3 года назад

The issue with supplementing an antioxidant is that no antioxidant works alone. They are links in a network of reactions involving different types. Supplementing a single one won't solve the bottleneck elsewhere in the network. That's why combining multiple supplements has a tiiiiny effect and a diet a far more pronounced one. With the diet you ingest a far higher variety of antioxidants than most people are willing to take pills for.

@contrarian717 2 года назад

Good comment. A very good quality diet, and also high quality coffee, tea...sounds like enough for me.

@EverythingScience 3 года назад

See, you just can't trust these 'health enthusiasts'. That's why I stick to a much healthier diet of pizza and donuts...

@earthstar7534 3 года назад

Pizza is a vegetable in some countries.

@stacy1790 3 года назад

Your videos are actually really good. I'm surprised you don't have way more subscribers.

@stephanie22345 3 года назад

As long has the doughnut has chocolate icing, you’re good!

@cookeymonster83 3 года назад

I think you just invented the Circular Diet :o

@bonnitaclaus2286 Год назад

Anti-oxidant‘s: At about 10:00/11:00 I have a bowl of blueberries, pomegranate seeds, and Yogurt cheese. I eat it because I love it, it is refreshing, and it kills my appetite. I sometimes add spices and occasionally a good grade cocoa powder just to spice things up. Right now it is nutmeg, in very small quantities just enough to give a hint of a different flavor.

@jem5636 Год назад

Yeah. Just... eating food because you like it. I love pomegranate seeds, whenever I see them at the store I'll buy one and spend a half hour getting the seeds out, and then chomp on a bunch all at once. Great fun, good texture, and a better dessert than a jolly rancher.

@k.h.6991 Год назад

Actually, the video shows that eating antioxidant foods, does work.its the pills which are useless.

@jdw1066 3 года назад

My Japanese grandma has been putting Ajinomoto in everything she’s ever cooked and she’s the best cook I’ve ever met

@CosmicToaster25 3 года назад

Rage against the monosodium glutamate is the new name of my indie band. 😂

@blastlightstar 9 месяцев назад

I got an ad in the middle of this video for a cure to bad eyesight. "Throw away your glasses and contacts!" Not right now, dude.

@0greeny0001 3 года назад

Marketing 101 "it cures cancer" job done.

@TheBKnight3 3 года назад

$300 for an alkaline water treatment system? Ha! I'll just drink more MILK!

@TheCimbrianBull 3 года назад

"He needs some milk!"

@yeetyeey5407 2 года назад

Isn’t milk slightly acidic though?

@djninety-five3916 2 года назад

@@yeetyeey5407 All animal products are

@thecraftycyborg9024 3 года назад

Alkaline water has exactly two health benefits. One, it hydrates you. Two, if you have heartburn, it can help, just like chewing a tums or swilling some baking-soda water. In other words, it’s a minimal effect but if it’s mild but persistent heartburn, it’s worth a try.

@PuffyInc 3 года назад

How about a video on what health food trends are actually legit?

@susanfarley1332 Год назад

That would be helpful

@franciscodetonne4797 3 года назад

Native people who added stuffs to their food because they taste good: *exist* Fad settlers: "It's free real estate"

@MaesterTasl 3 года назад

OH I have/had MSG/Chinese food disease. Yeah turns out I'm allergic to shellfish :P shrimp are bad and should feel bad. That bbq pork though... yummy

@mastod0n1 3 года назад

I'm so sorry you're allergic to shellfish because shrimp, crab and lobster taste amazing to me. But it's not the shrimps fault. They did nothing wrong.

@xzonia1 3 года назад

I'm allergic to shellfish. I'm also allergic to salt, and MSG is a type of salt. I hate videos like this that make people who have legit MSG allergies sound like it's all in their head. Allergies are real.

@EnigmaticLucas 3 года назад

@@xzonia1Were you been diagnosed medically? If you’re allergic to salt, you’re also allergic to your own kidneys.

@wschippr1 3 года назад

@@xzonia1 It’s the glutamate that causes the Umami flavour and it is commonly added to prepared foods in its non-salt forms. If you eaten anything with rosemary, yeast, or a handful of other extracts, you have eaten added glutamate. A salt allergy I am guessing is also extraordinarily rare that putting a disclaimer for it seems kind of silly.

@xzonia1 2 года назад

@@EnigmaticLucas Yes, by multiple doctors. And yes, I've had kidney issues my whole life, thanks.

@hmmm728 3 года назад

Thanks for not shying away from talking about the reason ppl hate MSG!

@chrisvaiuso6010 Год назад

I love that graphic at 9:21. The wood paneling, the old Macintosh, the CRT TV. My grandma even had the same exercise bike.

@jordanleo 3 года назад

It would be cool if you guys could talk about CBD and if that actually has any health benefits.

@mentalshatter 3 года назад

At the beginning, I was like, yeah add Tylenol to your coffee, that'll get rid of inflammation.

@jaustill237 2 года назад

You had me at 'two large chocolate bars a day'. Done. Already on it.

@kittycatcaoimhe 3 года назад

The only health claim I've heard about turmeric (that has any sort of weight to it, anyway) is that it can act similarly to an NSAID. That's about all I'd even believe about it though.

@dannydg1985 3 года назад

I feel like the takeaway from this video could be interpreted as "eat whatever you want because it does not matter either way" which obviously is a bad idea. I'd love to see a video like this about dietary habits that do contribute to good health.

@Ryutatsi 3 года назад

You need to do one on modern diets too! From what I've read low-carb diets are damaging to the body, since the body need carbs to function. But a friend of mine swears it's the best diet out there. We go back and forth all the time, but the studies we found contradicts each other, so the discussions end up becoming weird and awkward cause we contradict ourselves not each other.....

@tristandaries1129 Год назад

5:55, I left the video right here, and came back another time to this wonderful opening

@TrineDaely 3 года назад

I'm still going to cook my rice with turmeric mixed in the water because it's pretty and tastes good.

@therabbithat 2 года назад

Olivia is very good at debunking stuff, I always feel like she's debunking things even when she isn't so I want her to do all the debunking videos She's like Adam Curtis, if he made a documentary about how much he loved beans you would be waiting for the catch

@firearmsstudent 3 года назад

16:55 How does your body prevent a chemical reaction from taking place when you have alkaline blood coming into contact with acidic tissue?

@hannajung7512 3 года назад

Your blood usually does not come in contact with the acidic part of a tissue, which is either inside the cells or between cells inside the tissue, the blood is in blood vessels. In cases were there is contact specialized molecules transport protones or electrones from a to b to stop reactions and cells can produce buffering substances that even out the pH level. At least in a healthy body. If this does not work you very fast get health issues. Maybe you hyperventilated in the past? When you do this your pH level in your blood drops too fast for your body to compensate, because you breath out too much CO2. You will instantly develope a host of symptomes, from miscommunication of body functions, to muscle cramps, finally ending in coma if not treated. Any how. Because our body is super sensitiv to pH changes we have several mechanisms evolved to keep each tissue, each system in balance. Injury or illness can disturb those systems, and this is when we need medical treatment.

@Summer-xe6in 3 года назад

This is a good one. Thank you for putting these videos in a compilation. Thanks, Scishow! You are all pretty smart in my book! ^_^

@JorgeStolfi 3 года назад

If tumors are more acidic than normal tissue, it makes total sense to reduce the pH of the body to prevent them. And since burned-down homes are darker than normal ones, it makes total sense to paint your home white to reduce the risk of fire.

@noelledavis320 3 года назад

Thanks for the vid. I have heard so much lately about how good cultured/fermented & sprouted foods are for our gut, but still dont totally understand WHY. I would love if you did a video on that!

@rampage3337 Год назад

because those foods have ton of good bacteria on them that are good for your intestines and stuff :)

@MymilanitalyBlogspot 2 года назад

Great videos. Please do one about the supposed inflammatory effects of gluten and of dairy products. Thanks for considering it.

@rampage3337 Год назад

it's because of lactose intolerance. as you get older you lose the ability to digest lactose. some people never lose it some do and those who do are the ones who are lactose intolerant. that's what causes the inflammatory effects.

@AllieKatt11 Месяц назад

I love that you debunk all these “health” fads! I am a huge fan of the lab muffin here on RU-vid where she debunks a ton of myths involving ingredients in cosmetics and SPF. It’s crazy that almost all these myths derive from misinterpretation of studies and the greed of people scaring others about their health. “Use our SAFE preservative free, sulfate free, NATURAL skin care! After all, NATURAL is better!” “Chemical free cleaning agent!” Wait… isn’t water a chemical? 😂

@jeffmatson2046 2 года назад

I love these's program's! Keep going ! Always looking forward to the next One! Thank yu.

@j3licat 3 года назад

I have MS and my neurologist reccomended golden milk because turmeric does improve brain health and lower inflammation. I definately feel the difference.