The ‘Five Second Rule’ Debunked?!
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 06: Junk food sits on a table as British Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver announces a partnership to attack state-wide obesity on March 6, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. The Victorian Government and the Good Foundation will pledge together over AUD5 million to bring Oliver's 'Ministry of Food' to the state to help teach cooking techniques and nutrition to participants and help combat obesity as part of the Victorian Healthy Eating Enterprise. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
We’ve all done it. We have dropped a piece of food, snatched it up immediately, and claim it… “Five Second Rule!” But how safe is that really?
A British TV show, “How To Stay Well,” tested the theory about the Five Second Rule. They tested out the amount of bacteria that foods pick up when dropped on the ground between five and thirty seconds.
The findings might make you think twice about popping that morsel into your mouth. Check out the full story here!
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