This Week in Health

Just when we started believing margarine was better for us, we found out it was worse. After that, we began wondering if autoimmune disorders were the result of our being too clean.

And now...

Diet soda makes you fat?

Germs fight cancer?

Dr. Melik: This morning for breakfast he requested something called "wheat germ, organic honey and tiger's milk."

Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties.

Dr. Melik: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge?

Dr. Aragon: Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.

Dr. Melik: Incredible.

from Woody Allen's Sleeper