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Experts have urged people to completely cut alcohol from their diets to help prevent cancer, as well as sugary drinks, fast food, processed foods and processed meats like bacon.
Drinking alcohol "cannot be justified for other health reasons", it was warned, as a new report highlights "strong evidence" the habit is the cause of many cancers.
The call comes as part of a string of recommendations on health and lifestyle choices which have been dubbed "a blueprint to beat cancer".
The document, by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), urges people to limit [...]
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