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2010: The Year in Preposterous Health Claims

If a product trumpets benefits that seem too good to be true — “Lose weight by eating pizza!” — it probably means they are.

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Custom Running Shoes Don’t Lower Injury Risk: Sporting goods stores that evaluate foot shape to help customers buy running shoes may have it wrong. A study of Marine recruits who had running shoes customized to their arch heights showed that nice shoes didn’t lower the instance of injury during basic training.