{"product_id":"dont-swallow-your-gum-myths-half-truths-and-outright-lies-about-your-body-and-health-paperback","title":"Don't Swallow Your Gum!: Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies about Your Body and Health - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAaron E. Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRachel C. Vreeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet we still believe facts about our bodies and health that are just plain wrong. DON'T SWALLOW YOUR GUM! takes on these myths and misconceptions, and exposes the truth behind some of those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies. Entries dispel the following myths and more: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- You need to drink 8 glasses of water a day\u003cbr\u003e- Chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years\u003cbr\u003e- You can catch poison ivy from someone who has it\u003cbr\u003e- If you drop food on the floor and pick it up within five seconds, it's safe to eat\u003cbr\u003e- Strangers have poisoned kids' Halloween candy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the perfect blend of authoritative research and a breezy, accessible tone, DON'T SWALLOW YOUR GUM is full of enlightening, practical, and quirky facts that will debunk some of the most perennial misconceptions we believe about our health and well-being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Aaron E. Carroll is an associate professor of Pediatrics and the director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Rachel C. Vreeman is an assistant professor of Pediatrics in Children's Health Services Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and co-director of Pediatric Research for the Academic Model for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV\/AIDS (AMPATH). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAaron and Rachel's research has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other national publications. They have appeared on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCBS Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eABC News NOW\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45330754306150,"sku":"9780312533878","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Qk4wWDYwUU5UQ0NOVWFTcVNIRmd5dz09.webp?v=1774378171","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dont-swallow-your-gum-myths-half-truths-and-outright-lies-about-your-body-and-health-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}