Do you believe these 15 health myths that do more harm than good?


While eating a lot of sugar is certainly not good for your health, it does not cause diabetes. — Marco Verch/Flickr

We will never really know whether US President Donald Trump actually believes that injecting bleach could kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, unless you get the chance to ask him yourself.

But it is one of the most irresponsible things for a public figure to say, especially during a time of paranoia and uncertainty.

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