Six of the most Googled health myths DEBUNKED - so how many did you think were true? - Daily Mail

According to the British Heart Foundation, research shows that for most healthy people, cholesterol in food has a much smaller effect on blood levels, especially when compared to the likes of butter and items high in saturated fat.

As worrying as this claim is, it is, in fact, incredibly rare to catch a sexually transmitted infection (STI) from sitting on a toilet seat.

Not wanting to reveal their secret, the British Air Ministry started to put out false information that carrots would help a person see in the dark, and that the carrot-filled diets of their soldiers was giving them a tactical advantage.

While the vitamin A rich vegetable can be good for eye health due to their high dose of antioxidants, the claim they can help you see in the dark is stretching the truth

While, a swathe of studies have shown that the vitamin A rich vegetable can be good for eye health due to their high dose of antioxidants, the claim they can help you see in the dark is stretching the truth.

While the question saw a 180 per cent rise in google searches last year, recent studies have not linked knuckle cracking as a cause of developing arthritis.