Tag: Debunked

In 2022, a viral TikTok trend suggested Jennifer Aniston ate a specific bulgur and chickpea salad every day while filming *Friends*, but the actress herself publicly debunked the story. The real salad was a modified Cobb, as confirmed by Aniston and co-star Courteney Cox.

A viral social media trend involving pink salt has led to millions of views and widespread discussion about its purported health benefits. On *Good Morning America*, the "pink salt trick" was highlighted as part of the conversation around wellness trends, sparking further curiosity about the simple mix of water and Himalayan salt.

According to a 2022 review, cold water immersion may increase energy expenditure through brown adipose tissue activation. This cold exposure science is the foundation of the ice water hack, a trend that has gone viral for its purported weight loss and skin benefits.

Over the past decade, countless wellness trends have gone viral, including the claim that banana water can cure everything from insomnia to acid reflux. But does this so-called 'miracle remedy' hold up under scientific scrutiny?

According to her co-star Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston ate a 'doctored up Cobb salad' every day for ten years while filming the hit show *Friends*. This debunks the viral TikTok trend of a quinoa and chickpea salad, which Aniston herself has confirmed is not the one she ate.

Despite viral social media claims, nutrition experts and dietitians confirm there is no scientific evidence to support the idea of eating mustard as a hangover cure. In fact, any perceived benefit is likely a combination of placebo and marginal rehydration from its salt content.

According to several public health experts, the viral social media hoax claiming a deadly chemical reaction could occur if you eat a mango and Coke together is entirely baseless. While the combination is not lethal, there are legitimate health reasons to be cautious about mixing the two.