Dr Federica Amati

And with alcohol drinking, similarly, it's one of the only things that we ingest, which is a class one carcinogen.

So it's labelled, it's understood as directly causing cancer by itself.

Very few things that we ingest are class one carcinogens, right?

A handful, in fact.

Alcohol is one of them.

The second one is processed meat.

So, you know, salamis, pastramis, those kinds of meats.

The third one is betel nut, which is very hard.

I've never seen it.

I've never come across it in the UK, but it's a carcinogen.

And the fourth one is Chinese saltfish.

Again, I have not come across it, but it's a carcinogen.

Those four things are the only things, when you look at this quite terrifying graphic, which is put out by the WHO Cancer Research Group, those are the only four ingestible things that cause cancer directly by themselves.

And yet, alcohol is pervasive.

It's everywhere.

And we advertise it too.

It's not just that it's available.

We actually have alcohol adverts encouraging us to drink it.

Now, you know, on the flip side of that, research shows that having a glass of red wine with your meal could be protective.

And some of the centenarians of the world... Do you believe that?