There are many myths surrounding nutrition, often reinforced by
a lack of nutrition education in medical schools, resulting in
some doctors’ lack of adequate information on the subject.
Despite myths to the contrary, the following appear to be
beneficial: lots of fruits and vegetables (see here, here),
plant-based diets, protein (which is not bad for bones), soy
(even for women on Tamoxifen; it also produces positive effects
on cognition and has no negative effects on male fertility),
coffee, tea made with cold water, cooking vegetables (especially
in the microwave), gluten (for 132 out of every 133 people),
fatty (plant-derived) dressing, chlorella, some plant enzymes,
alkaline water (but not alkaline water machines), various
cholesterol-lowering foods, and maintaining very low cholesterol
levels. At the same time questions have been raised about red
yeast rice supplements. Despite myths regarding the dangers or
purported benefits of the following, they do not appear to be
either: homeopathy, stevia, MSG (de