From special diets and miracle cures to chemicals, vaccines and evolution — there seems to be no limit to the subjects on which some celebrities will speak. But while some may be talented actors, athletes, TV presenters and pop stars, science is not their forte.

A compendium of cod science and misconceptions espoused by celebrities is published today, with the likes of Roger Moore, Heather Mills and Shilpa among the worst offenders.

The Celebrities and Science Review 2009, published by the charity Sense about Science, highlights unfounded claims by Moore, the former James Bond actor, that foie gras causes Alzheimer's disease, while Heather Mills suggests that meat putrefies in your stomach for 40 years and gives you "the illness that you die of."

According to Dr Stuart Rulten, a molecular biologist with the University of Sussex, "There is no scientific evidence that eating foie gras will directly cause Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes or arthritis."

Sense About Science aims to promote benefits of scientific research and the use of accurate information in public arenas. 

Sporting names are prominent in its review, particularly for endorsing unproven therapies. These include Robin van Persie, the Arsenal striker, who treated torn ankle ligaments with horse placenta fluid.

Celebrity enthusiasm for "chemical-free" products and lifestyles also come under the microscope. Shilpa Shetty, the Bollywood actress, claimed that carbonated drinks "sap oxygen from your body" while Denise van Outen, the entertainer, and Natasha Hamilton, a former singer with the band Atomic Kitten, endorsed a deodorant "free of aluminum and parabens, which have been linked to breast cancer."

For more celebrity nonsense, read the full story at the London Times.