[MichaelRo]

>> The idea that eating fat leads to higher body fat is the most dangerously-wrong health misconception in history.

Modern equivalent of medieval leeches and enemas for "fever" (almost anything was called a 'fever' back then) and eating goat testicles for potency. Eating them raw obviously :)

[m4x]

Medical leeches are still very much a thing. They’re used to help improve venous circulation after plastic surgery around reattached body parts, help with burn recovery, etc