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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Julia Banim

Charity debunks cancerous food 'myths' as it lists all items that DON'T cause risk

A leading cancer charity has listed a number of cancerous food 'myths', explaining what the evidence actually says about various foods causing cancer.

This comes after the World Health Organization (WHO)'s cancer research body, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), carried out a safety review of aspartame, a type of popular artificial sweetener used in Diet Coke, ice cream, chewing gum, and some diet yoghurts.

A report is due to be published next month, but there has already been some controversy about the IARC potentially creating unnecessary alarm and confusion.

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