A breakfast staple “increases” the risk of “three deadly cancers”, according to a fresh study. Dairy products, which includes milk, yoghurt and cheese, are drivers of the disease.
A study in China studied 500,000 people, with 70 per cent never eating dairy. A fifth had it once a week, according to the study.
The study has linked the consumption to liver and breast cancer. These two cancers are the most common in China. There was also a link to lymphoma.
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30,000 went on to get cancer - and for each 50g per day intake, the risk increased by 12 and 17 per cent respectively.
Dr Maria Kakkoura, Nutritional Epidemiologist at Oxford Population Health, and the first author of the study, said: “This was the first major study to investigate the link between dairy products and cancer risk in a Chinese population.
“Further studies are needed to validate these current findings, establish if these associations are causal, and investigate the potential underlying mechanisms involved."
Dr Duane Mellor, Aston University, said: "Although the paper suggests a 12 per cent increased relative risk for female breast cancer, this does not equate to 12 more cases per 100 individuals.
“This would be more like 1 or 2 cases per thousand people. In my view this study alone does not provide strong evidence that reducing dairy intake would reduce cancer risk."
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