India, June 22 -- A scroll through Instagram will show multiple self-styled health experts and influencers blaming sugar as one of the biggest threats to human health, even claiming it can cause cancer.

Now, a doctor has stepped in to debunk such claims.

Dr Vartika Vishwani, a Gurugram-based consultant surgical oncologist, recently shared a video on Instagram addressing a viral claim in which a woman confidently states that sugar causes cancer.

Refuting the myth, the doctor said, "I am a cancer specialist, and scientifically, there is no proven evidence that eating chocolate, cake, or pastries will lead to cancer in the future."

She added, "The human body does not function based on claims circulating on social media. Instead of follow...