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Five Second Rule

Researchers Put '5 Second Rule' To The Test

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 05.11.2012 | Home
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Do you ever eat food that's fallen on the floor? Adherents of the "five second rule" certainly do, but a new study suggests that more bacteria may sti...

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The Five-Second Rule Is Baloney!

Robert L. Wolke | Posted 04.06.2012 | Science
Read More: Five-Second Rule, Food Science, Germ Myths, Food Myths, Food Contamination, Ten-Second Rule, Food Germs, Food Safety, Food Off the Floor, Science News
Robert L. Wolke

No matter how you slice it, any such rule is baloney, or a red herring, or any other food metaphor you like, because the length of time your food rests on the floor has nothing to do with how contaminated it gets.

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11 Common Health Myths, Busted

nytimes.com | Tara Parker | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Sinus Problems, Women's Health, Men's Health, Nutrition, Milk, Five Second Rule, Doctors, Health Tips, Health Myths, Don't Swallow Your Gum, Superstitions, Sugar, Arthritis, Healthy Living News

Myths, half-truths and wives' tales persist in medicine. Sometimes doctors and nurses even believe things that aren't true or at least are unproven. T...

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