India, Jan. 13 -- A new study from France, published in The BMJ, suggested that people who eat more foods containing preservatives may have a slightly higher risk of developing cancer.

To study possible long-term effects of food preservatives, the researchers examined diet and health data collected between 2009 and 2023. The data included 105,260 people aged 15 and above, with an average age of 42. Notably, none of the participants had cancer at the start of the study.

During the study period, participants regularly recorded what they ate using detailed 24-hour food diaries over an average period of 7.5 years. Meanwhile, cancer cases were tracked using health surveys and official medical and death records until December 31, 2023.

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