Does Coffee Cause Cancer?

And 8 More Myths about the Food We Eat

by Dr. Christopher Labos

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Pub Date 31 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 10 Oct 2023

ECW Press

Health, Mind & Body | Nonfiction (Adult) | Science

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Description

In this fascinating, refreshingly clarifying book about food, food myths, and how sloppy science perpetuates misconceptions about food, a medical doctor on his way to a conference gets drawn into conversations that answer the following questions:

   •    Does vitamin C prevent the common cold? And if it works, why does it only work in Canadian soldiers, ultramarathon runners, and skiers?
   •    Was red meat really declared a carcinogen by the WHO? Does that mean I should become a vegetarian? And who decides what gets labeled as red meat and white meat?
   •    Is salt really not that bad for you and did a group of researchers really want to experiment on prisoners to prove the point?
   •    Does coffee cause cancer or heart attacks? Why did a California court say coffee needed a warning label?
   •    Is red wine really good for your heart, and what makes the French Paradox such a paradox?
   •    Why did the New England Journal of Medicine link eating chocolate with winning a Nobel Prize?
   •    Why were eggs once bad for you but now good for you again? Does that mean I don’t need to worry about cholesterol?
   •    Should I be taking vitamin D?

In this fascinating, refreshingly clarifying book about food, food myths, and how sloppy science perpetuates misconceptions about food, a medical doctor on his way to a conference gets drawn into...