Everything you know about the human body is wrong

Contributor(s):

Brown, Matt [Author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London Batsford, 2018Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:

9781849944311

Subject(s):

Contents:

Body basics -- Same thing, different name ---- Organs ---- A miscellanea of dodgy folk tales ---- The microscopic body ---- Sex myths ---- The hungry body ---- Five food myths that don't pass muster ---- Body oddities ---- An A-Z of quackery ---- The body compromised ---- Famous bodies ---- Are you pronouncing it wrong? ---- Other myths, misconceptions and misnomers ---- Let's make up a new wave of false facts.--

Summary: Think you know the truth about your body? With wit and humor, popular science writer Matt Brown is here to separate fact from fiction, and solve the mysteries surrounding this most fascinating of subjects. ; ; Does giving kids sugar make them hyperactive? Is there such a thing as being double-jointed? And is it actually dangerous to swim after eating? Covering everything from pseudoscience to recent research, Everything You Know About the Human BodyIs Wrong debunks the myths we've all taken for granted since childhood. Written by Matt Brown in his trademark humorous style, this book tells you the truth about bodily blunders, medical misquotes, curious cures, and more! ; ; A highly entertaining book debunking the many myths about the human body. Is it dangerous to swim after eating? Does sugar make kids go hyper? And is there such as thing as being 'double-jointed'? Matt Brown will take you to the heart of this most puzzling subject.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona Libre acceso	QP38 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B00113

Think you know the truth about your body? With wit and humor, popular science writer Matt Brown is here to separate fact from fiction, and solve the mysteries surrounding this most fascinating of subjects. ; ; Does giving kids sugar make them hyperactive? Is there such a thing as being double-jointed? And is it actually dangerous to swim after eating? Covering everything from pseudoscience to recent research, Everything You Know About the Human BodyIs Wrong debunks the myths we've all taken for granted since childhood. Written by Matt Brown in his trademark humorous style, this book tells you the truth about bodily blunders, medical misquotes, curious cures, and more! ; ; A highly entertaining book debunking the many myths about the human body. Is it dangerous to swim after eating? Does sugar make kids go hyper? And is there such as thing as being 'double-jointed'? Matt Brown will take you to the heart of this most puzzling subject.