The Most Dangerous Food

A doctor was addressing a large audience at a health conference in Oxford.

"The materials we put into our stomachs should have killed most of us years ago," he lectured. "Red meat is full of steroids, soft drinks corrode your stomach lining, and we ignore the harm caused by processed chemicals. But there is one specific food that causes more grief and suffering for years after eating it than any other. Can anyone tell me what it is?" After a moment of silence, a 70-year-old man in the front row raised his hand and softly said, "Wedding cake."