{"id":222818,"date":"2016-06-16T08:23:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T08:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=222818"},"modified":"2016-06-16T08:23:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T08:23:40","slug":"cancer-risk-from-coffee-downgraded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/cancer-risk-from-coffee-downgraded\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer risk from coffee downgraded"},"content":{"rendered":"
The cancer risk of coffee has been downgraded, with experts concluding there is inadequate evidence to suggest it causes the disease.<\/p>\n
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, had classed coffee as “possibly” carcinogenic since 1991.<\/p>\n
This was because of a link to bladder cancer.<\/p>\n
But the expert group has now decided there is insufficient evidence to say whether it causes cancer or not.<\/p>\n
Drinking very hot drinks – above normal drinking temperature – probably does though, it has concluded.<\/p>\n
The IARC said this was because of the link to oesophageal cancer.<\/p>\n
But the risk was only there for drinks consumed above 65C.<\/p>\n
This was based on studies in places such as Iran, China and South America, where tea is often consumed at 70C.<\/p>\n
The findings have been reached after 23 scientists reviewed hundreds of different studies.<\/p>\n