The Science Behind the Hype

clipped from www.popsci.com Red wine stops aging? Chocolate beats broccoli? Health “news” is often more mindless hype than balanced science. How much more? To find out, we dug into the research behind some recent headlines. Launch the gallery here Chocolate's Better Than Broccoli - from Newsday (New York), October 30, 2006 Are You Drinking Enough Coffee? Get Health Up to Speed - from The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.), October 9, 2006 Housework Cuts Cancer - from the Weekend Australian, December 30, 2006 Pizza Packs Anti-Cancer Punch - from the Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Conn.), July 21, 2003 The Pub Is Better for You Than the Gym - from The Sun (U.K.), June 22, 2006 Cheers! Scientists Say Red Wine Stops You Growing Old - from The Express (U.K.), November 2, 2006 We Pay When We Shun the Sun - from The Kansas City Star (Missouri), June 6, 2006 Video Games Fill Psychological Need - from CBC News (Canada), December 27, 2006 Wrong Was Yoda: Anger Is Good - from The Toronto Star, November 27, 2005