Behind the Headlines

Behind the headlines is an NHS website that lets you read into the actual science or research behind some of the attention grabbing headlines we read. Too often we are presented with headlines such as, ‘coffee causes cancer’ and ‘bananas can kill you’. Often these stories originate from studies taken out of context and in reality only if several tonne of bananas are ingested does this prove to be an issue…and good luck to anyone who can eat several tonnes of bananas! These titles are quite humorous but there are times when we can make important decisions about our health based on health information out in the public domain. We need to make sensible informed choices using sound science, not believing the bad science presented to us in popular media.

Take a look at your guide to the science that makes the news.

https://www.nhs.uk/news/