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Also by Aaron Carroll:

Don't Swallow Your Gum!, June 2009
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DON'T SWALLOW YOUR GUM!
By: Aaron Carroll

Myths, Half-Truths, and Outright Lies About Your Body and Health

St. Martin's Griffin
June 2009
On Sale: May 25, 2009
240 pages
ISBN: 031253387X
EAN: 9780312533878
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Non-Fiction

The truth behind all those weird and worrisome things you think about your body---EXPOSED!

Face it---you have more access to medical information than ever before, and yet you still believe “facts” about your body and health that are just plain wrong. Don’t Swallow Your Gum! takes on these myths and misconceptions and exposes them for what they are. Inside these pages, the following myths (and many more!) are dispelled:

You need to drink eight glasses of water a day Chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years A dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human’s

Dr. Carroll and Dr. Vreeman blend authoritative research with a breezy sense of humor, providing the ultimate myth-busting collection of more than eighty enlightening, practical, and quirky facts about your health and well-being.

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Colbert Report - July 21, 2009