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Every Food Is a Carcinogen If You Trust Bad Studies

Why weak nutrition studies can make almost any food look carcinogenic, and how confounding, measurement, and multiple testing mislead.

Indexed essay April 5, 2025 By Devin Teichrow

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By Devin Teichrow. Published April 5, 2025.

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Why weak nutrition studies can make almost any food look carcinogenic, and how confounding, measurement, and multiple testing mislead.

You’ve probably heard that coffee causes cancer.

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