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C: Will you just verify something for me: my hairdresser says that you need four tablespoons of olive oil every day to keep your hair strong and shiny and that a low-fat diet will cause dryness of the hair and scalp.

Me: I don’t think your hairdresser knows what he’s talking about. Even if you cut down drastically on your fat consumption, if you are eating a balanced diet you will still be getting more fat than you need to keep everything properly lubricated, including your hair and scalp.

C: Oh. He also says that to lose weight you should eat half a grapefruit before each meal. How does that work?

Me: It doesn’t—unless you don’t actually eat the meal after you’ve had the grapefruit! Which I don’t advise, by the way. What other gems does this font of all nutritional knowledge have to impart?

C: Well, apparently, to speed up weight loss you should eat negative-value foods like celery and radishes. He says this sort of food burns up more calories in the chewing and digesting than is actually contained in the food.

Me: That’s a load of rubbish. What else?

C: Come on, he’s really knowledgeable. Did you know that to make your nails grow stronger you should eat jelly or dip your hands in it because it contains gelatin?

Me: Well, if you want to sit with your hand in a bowl of jelly, then don’t let me stop you. Which nutritional academy did this genius graduate from?

C: The Morris School of Hairdressing.

Me: I thought so.

C: You are being very unkind. He knows a lot about nutrition. He told me that pineapples contain a special enzyme that burns up fat. Is that true?

Me: Wrong again. Pineapples do contain an enzyme called bromelin, which digests protein and is similar to an enzyme called papain in papayas. These are not found in any other fruits but, sadly, they do not burn up fat. There is no food yet invented that does. Even if there were, you wouldn’t be able to find it because I would have bought up the entire supply!

C: But surely he is right about some things?

Me: Well, he has cut one side of your hair shorter than the other. That should tell you something.