* Blood-letting was once proven to be a cure for most illnesses. Now a days blood-letting is considered totally ineffective.
* Margarine was considered much healthier than butter. Research now suggests that the butter is much healthier than margarine.
* Eggs were considered bad to due to high cholestrol. Now it is say that eggs aren't bad at all, and that they are actually healthy for the body.
* Alcohol in all forms has been said to be 100% unhealthy and it shouldn't be consumed. Than a couple of years ago researcher said that red wine was actually healthy for teh heart but not other forms of alcohol. They had also added that all alcohol in moderation has healthy benefits to them.
* Chocolate and oily foods was said to be one reason for acne. Now researchers say that they don't contribute to acne in any way.
* Homosexuality was once classified as a disease.
* Medical doctors thought that baby formula was much better than breast milk for children. Now doctors say the exact opposite is said to be true.
* Milk was once recommended for coating the stomach and it would help alleviate stomach ulcers. Now the thought of milk is discouraged and has been found to actually agravate ulcers.
* Diet had absolutely no effect on diseases or illnesses. Now people are being told that diets have a huge effect on the prevention and causes of diseases and illnesses.
* Medical science once had evidence that when a person removed their tonsils and appendix it improved their health and it was said that it should be done to about everyone. But now the medical community has actually reversed that thought and idea.
* Children with asthma were actually told to stay in enclosed pool areas because the humidity was good for their asthmatic condition. Now a days researchers suggests that the chlorine in the air from the pools aggravates and make the asthma in the children with the condition much worse.
* The most obvious is the example of all the thousands of drugs that have been proven and approved by the FDA because they were proven to cure or even prevent certain kinds of diseases and they were said to be safe for people. Later as the years went by those same drugs that the FDA approved were actually taken off the shelves because it was proven that they actually didn't cure or prevent those diseases that they were fighting as the FDA thought. Another reason why they were taken off the shelf was because it was found that the drugs were actually more dangerous to a person than if they took it.
* A low calorie diet was said to be the only way to lose weight. When the actually fact is that it's not the calories but the amount of fat that a person eats that will determine a persons' weight. But still the new rage is that it's not the calories or the fat but it's the carbohydrates that cause obesity.
* Margarine was considered much healthier than butter. Research now suggests that the butter is much healthier than margarine.
* Eggs were considered bad to due to high cholestrol. Now it is say that eggs aren't bad at all, and that they are actually healthy for the body.
* Alcohol in all forms has been said to be 100% unhealthy and it shouldn't be consumed. Than a couple of years ago researcher said that red wine was actually healthy for teh heart but not other forms of alcohol. They had also added that all alcohol in moderation has healthy benefits to them.
* Chocolate and oily foods was said to be one reason for acne. Now researchers say that they don't contribute to acne in any way.
* Homosexuality was once classified as a disease.
* Medical doctors thought that baby formula was much better than breast milk for children. Now doctors say the exact opposite is said to be true.
* Milk was once recommended for coating the stomach and it would help alleviate stomach ulcers. Now the thought of milk is discouraged and has been found to actually agravate ulcers.
* Diet had absolutely no effect on diseases or illnesses. Now people are being told that diets have a huge effect on the prevention and causes of diseases and illnesses.
* Medical science once had evidence that when a person removed their tonsils and appendix it improved their health and it was said that it should be done to about everyone. But now the medical community has actually reversed that thought and idea.
* Children with asthma were actually told to stay in enclosed pool areas because the humidity was good for their asthmatic condition. Now a days researchers suggests that the chlorine in the air from the pools aggravates and make the asthma in the children with the condition much worse.
* The most obvious is the example of all the thousands of drugs that have been proven and approved by the FDA because they were proven to cure or even prevent certain kinds of diseases and they were said to be safe for people. Later as the years went by those same drugs that the FDA approved were actually taken off the shelves because it was proven that they actually didn't cure or prevent those diseases that they were fighting as the FDA thought. Another reason why they were taken off the shelf was because it was found that the drugs were actually more dangerous to a person than if they took it.
* A low calorie diet was said to be the only way to lose weight. When the actually fact is that it's not the calories but the amount of fat that a person eats that will determine a persons' weight. But still the new rage is that it's not the calories or the fat but it's the carbohydrates that cause obesity.
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