A newly published (1,2) study undertaken by scientists at the University of Leicester has found that, although most of us are aware that smoking can cause cancer, “there was a widespread lack of knowledge of the importance of diet and obesity as contributing causes of cancer”.  The link between diet and cancer is something that I have written about in the past, please click here to be taken to these past articles.  The importance of diet/nutrition in the prevention of cancer is something close to my heart and much of my knowledge came during a brief period working at the World Cancer Research Fund UK headquarters in London.   World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) is part of a global network of charities that are committed to preventing cancer. WCRF UK fund cutting edge cancer research and provide people with the information they need to reduce their cancer risk.     It has been estimated by The World Cancer Research Fund UK (WCRF UK) that lifestyle factors such as being overweight, eating an unhealthy diet and being inactive are responsible for about a third of all cancers in developed countries (3).  From their extensive research (3) the WCRF UK have put together 10 Recommendations for Cancer Prevention.  The full recommendations can be found by clicking this link but they include the following:   Be as lean as possible without becoming underweight  – Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk of….