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The Sense About Science (SAS) campaign group have exposed celebrity-endorsed health tips, saying that “many of these claims promote theories, therapies and campaigns that make no scientific sense."
In its latest report, SAS threw the spotlight on famous faces such as David Beckham and Kate Middleton, who both sport hologram silicone bracelets which manufacturers say improve energy levels and fitness.
Seriously… they believe that?
But these Britons were not the only victims – or rather, culprits - of the science campaigners’ thrashings.
Diets followed by the likes of Naomi Campbell, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore and Sarah Harding (who told Now magazine that she sprinkles charcoal – yes, the black stuff - over her food as it “…apparently absorbs all the bad damaging stuff in the body") were also ridiculed.
The highlight of SAS’s list? Cage fighter Alex Reid’s nonsense about sex, sperm and the benefits of not wearing a condom. "It's actually very good for a man to have unprotected sex as long as he doesn't ejaculate,” he said in an interview with The Sun tabloid newspaper. “Because,” Reid added, “I believe that all that semen has a lot of nutrition.”
“A tablespoon of semen has your equivalent of steak, eggs, lemons and oranges. I am reabsorbing it into my body and it makes me go raaaaahh," he told journalists.
*Read the full Reuters article here.
Are you one of those people who fall prey to celebrity-endorsed health products and/or claims?
In its latest report, SAS threw the spotlight on famous faces such as David Beckham and Kate Middleton, who both sport hologram silicone bracelets which manufacturers say improve energy levels and fitness.
Seriously… they believe that?
But these Britons were not the only victims – or rather, culprits - of the science campaigners’ thrashings.
Diets followed by the likes of Naomi Campbell, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore and Sarah Harding (who told Now magazine that she sprinkles charcoal – yes, the black stuff - over her food as it “…apparently absorbs all the bad damaging stuff in the body") were also ridiculed.
The highlight of SAS’s list? Cage fighter Alex Reid’s nonsense about sex, sperm and the benefits of not wearing a condom. "It's actually very good for a man to have unprotected sex as long as he doesn't ejaculate,” he said in an interview with The Sun tabloid newspaper. “Because,” Reid added, “I believe that all that semen has a lot of nutrition.”
“A tablespoon of semen has your equivalent of steak, eggs, lemons and oranges. I am reabsorbing it into my body and it makes me go raaaaahh," he told journalists.
*Read the full Reuters article here.
Are you one of those people who fall prey to celebrity-endorsed health products and/or claims?
