Does Coffee Cause Cancer?
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| Author | Christopher Labos |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Medicine and health |
| Genre | Non fiction |
| Publisher | ECW Press |
Publication date | 31 October 2023 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781770417229 |
| Website | ECW Press |
Does Coffee Cause Cancer? And 8 More Myths about the Food We Eat is a 2023 book by Canadian cardiologist Christopher Labos. It presents information about nine health myths through a series of conversations between fictional characters.
The book uses a fictional story to present and dispel misconceptions around nine topics related to food science.[1][2]
The book aims to explain why food science is complex and to debunk some of the food myths that permeate society, with an evolving relationship as a narrative. Labos' publisher suggested he emulate the fictional style of The Wealthy Barber. He ended up developing a nine-chapter story arc featuring conversations between fictional characters that mirror exchanges that Labos had with acquaintances in real life.[1][2][3][4]
The chapters tell a continuous romantic story involving conversations between the protagonist and other people with whom he discussed various health topics.[5][6] Mathematical and methodological discussions are appended to the text, on topics such as demographic selection and p-hacking.[3]
Labos is hoping to write a sequel, for which he wrote a sample chapter.[2]