NPR's Joe Palca reports that a new study conducted by the National Academy of Sciences found that the risk of cancer from both natural and unnatural carcinogens in food is neglible. While some foods contain chemicals that can cause cancer in animals, the levels are so low they pose no real dange, the report says. That especially true when compared to the risk for cancer from other things, such as eating too much fat, the report says.
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