Cancer Research UK moved to reassure women over a study suggesting that a common chemical caused by frying, roasting or grilling may be linked to ovarian and womb cancer.
The charity said that women should not be overly concerned as the study is the first to ever find evidence of a link between acrylamides and cancer and would need repeating before any conclusions could be drawn.
"And as acrlyamide levels are highest in carbohydrate containing foods, such as chips and crisps, other factors need to be firmly ruled out - especially being overweight or obese, which we know is strongly linked to womb cancer and probably linked to ovarian cancer."
