Fooled by food fantasy

Published date19 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
A study found 90% of us have fallen for at least one food falsity

A third of us have swallowed the lie that gum takes seven years to digest, while 30% fear that eating the seeds of apples would cause the fruit to grow in your stomach.

Nearly a third of 18 to 24-year-olds think a strawberry daiquiri cocktail counts as one of their five a day - and 19% think a passion fruit martini or pina colada also does.

Half of UK adults are unaware that strawberries aren't berries and 45% incorrectly believe blueberries are blue, the research by...

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