Almost a tenth of adults feel coffee leads to cancer

Beliefs that coffee leads to cancer or assists with excess weight reduction have no scientific backing. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

Almost a 10th of grownups mistakenly feel that coffee triggers cancer, according to analysis by a top charity.

The survey of two,000 adults located 9% of those polled considered drinking it could lead to the illness while ten% noticed caffeine as the crucial to weight loss.

But the Globe Cancer Analysis Fund stated there was no scientific evidence for either assumption.

The WCRF mentioned that analysis has in fact proven that coffee can have a preventative effect against womb cancer and there are suggestions it may possibly defend against liver cancer.

Meanwhile, more than 1 in 5 think caffeine is the “most hazardous” substance in coffee, when the highest wellness danger connected with the drink is sugar and full-body fat milk or cream additional to it, the charity said.

Dr Rachel Thompson, head of research evaluation at the WCRF, said: “New proof from our Steady Update Project (CUP) suggests consuming coffee might lower the danger of womb cancer, but there are nonetheless as well numerous unanswered concerns – such as how numerous cups we should drink, or how routinely – for us to give any guidance on coffee consuming.

“The CUP has located no consistent proof that suggests coffee increases or decreases the danger of any other cancers but we are continually reviewing the proof to see if this alterations.”

Almost a tenth of adults feel coffee leads to cancer