Study Claims Smelling Farts Could Prevent Cancer and Other Diseases

[Groxnax]

What. On. Earth?

Now this is just plain crazy and weird.

 

[Jaeger_CDN]

I'm assuming the inspiration for this study came from some scientist giving their partner a 'Dutch oven' and after saying it was for their own good being told to 'Prove it'

 

[kasperbbs]

A long life smelling of shit? I'd rather die young. Who comes up with this stuff? I can't help but imagine a bunch of scientists in white coats farting in each others face.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

I wouldnt be surprised if in 5 years they say it actually raises the chance of you getting cancer. Either that or its good for you in small doses. lol

 

[CharrHearted]

Spoiler

No me gusta! That is something I do not care how many facts you try and shove into my throat will I ever accept as reality, no, no AND HELL NAW!

 

[KarmaTheAlligator]

Wait, what? Breathing in particles of fecal matter is good for you? Since when?

 

[ExtraDebit]

All the fart you smell wouldn't undo the damage of eating one big mac.

 

[ccggenius12]

So, in the future, the Dutch Oven may be as scientifically accepted as Chemotherapy? What a world...

 

[RJ Dalton]

This may not be a joke, but I'm still going to laugh at it.

"Smell farts! It cures cancer!"

 

[Hero of Lime]

I feel bad for the people funding this study. It's so easy to say without context that "studies show that _____ may help fight ______." Maybe it does, or maybe it helps kill you before you get cancer or die of something else. That may be the angle they were going for.

 

[Malbourne]

It IS still in preclinical testing, even if the results are promising. It'll probably need a lot more testing after these tests bear data. Besides, I'm not sure the phrase "healthcare hero" denotes a lack of bias...

 

[direkiller]

Usually I'm not this crude. And I'm sure most of this is based on proper science.

Since none of the sources provided a link to an actual study that I could find, it's impossible to determine if this is based on proper science or not, and I would never assume it is with something like this. I've seen too many bullshit nutrition and health studies in my time to ever take an article like this at face value, and no one else should either.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24755204 here is the follow up on pub med(I can't find the original), but you don't need it to debunk this. You just need to read the University news piece.

The researcher stated we are using a Hydrogen sulfide compound to extend the life of mitochondria in cells, which is fine.
University Journalist & Time point out that Hydrogen sulfide is found in farts and smells like rotten eggs, which is fine.
The escapist states that they are saying smelling farts could make you live longer. Which is so far out in left field and I have no idea where it came from.

Study Claims Smelling Farts Could Prevent Cancer and Other Diseases

Scientists at the University of Exeter claim that the smell of farts can offer health benefits when it comes to cancer, diabetes, stroke and other diseases.

This is absolutely false. They did not claim any of this, you should read your own links again.

 

[soren7550]

I have a hard time believing this, seeing as my family isn't much on the healthy side, but boy do they fart a lot.

 

[dalek sec]

Saving my wifes life, one pissed off look at a time.

And you sir, win this thread with that post.

OT: I'm sure this is true but... it's not worth it in the long run. Who the hell did they get to test this out?

 

[disgruntledgamer]

I'd really really hate to be part of that study group.....

 

[Racecarlock]

Hey, uh, escapist? April fools is in april. Also make the joke less obvious.

 

[FPLOON]

This brings a new meaning to farting in them Fable games...

Other than that, I doubt anyone would thank me for trying to make their life last just a [little] bit longer via farting...

 

[FalloutJack]

I wouldn't wanna do this even if it were true, and I somehow doubt this. Your butt...is the tailpipe to the body's motor. It's waste disposal. Your body used everything up and ejected the remains, remains which are not meant to go back in, because your biology said so. Even still, this sounds like a South Park joke.