busted

The BBC has a laundry list of 'medical myths' that are either untrue or unproven, including the fact that "turkey, chicken and minced beef contain similar amounts of tryptophan" and thus turkey doesn't make you particularly sleepy. Also revealed: "reading in dim light does not damage your eyes", and "studies suggest that adequate fluid intake is often met by drinking juice, milk, and even caffeine-rich tea and coffee", rather than eight glasses of water.

And I bet they got their "science" the commie way with metric measurements and the like! Sheesh! Actually, I'm surprised that a number of US Americans are actually coming around on the hydration issue, though I did see something in the US Media today about turkey making one sleepy... of course, they were also talking about the Phila Eagles dismal season, so I might have gotten the messages mixed!