Q: I think I heard the most ridiculous idea ever today. A lady said she read a story about a scientist who tested this: the cure for cancer is to take asparagus, fresh or canned, and puree it. Then take two tablespoons morning and night.

How can people be so naïve? Don’t they think if this were true it would have cured cancer a long time ago?

This lady doesn’t have cancer but has decided to start doing this to keep from getting it.

A: There are dozens, hundreds, even thousands of medical rumors that circulate, primarily around the internet. Heating food in plastic will cause cancer; reusing plastic water bottles will cause cancer; this or that drink will prevent heart disease, diabetes and cancer; pureed asparagus will cure cancer; drinking iced water with meals will cause fats to solidify in the stomach and cause cancer; and they go on and on.
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