| Submit your comments on this article |
| International-UN-NGOs |
| Very hot drinks ‘probably’ cause cancer: UN agency |
| 2016-06-17 |
| [DAWN] Drinking very hot coffee and other drinks "probably" causes cancer of the oesophagus, a UN agency said on Wednesday, but lifted suspicion from a cup at "normal serving temperatures". For some types of cancer, there were hints that coffee might even be beneficial, said the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) -- but not if consumed hotter than 65 degrees Celsius. A review of over 1,000 studies concluded that drinking "very hot" beverages was "probably carcinogenic to humans", said the agency. "It doesn’t matter what the liquid is. What matters is the temperature," said epidemiologist Dana Loomis, who took part in the review of the world’s most popular hot drinks. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 The job of bureaucracies is to issue reports. Content is irrelevant. |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-06-17 11:00 |
| #7 Very much bullshit spewing from the UN 'probably' causes cancer as well. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-06-17 10:48 |
| #6 120F will scald the skin off of your bones. Anyone drinking anything at 150F has more to worry about than cancer. |
| Posted by: Lowspark 2016-06-17 10:32 |
| #5 65C = 150F. How hot was the Mickey D's coffee that caused such a stir a few years back? Is McDonald's trying to kill people? Are they targeting the Tea Party? Is Soros funding it? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-06-17 07:36 |
| #4 So I suppose that includes KoolAid too. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2016-06-17 05:36 |
| #3 You shouldn't drink heavy water fresh from the reactor. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2016-06-17 02:03 |
| #2 Since the UN is saying it, it's probably bullshit. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-06-17 00:36 |
| #1 Studies show drinking beverages hotter than 373 degrees Kelvin may cause blistering and inability speak. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-06-17 00:05 |