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appalachiablue

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Wed Aug 4, 2021, 05:11 PM Aug 2021

Alcohol Linked To More Cancers Than Thought, Study Finds; Benefits of Coffee

- The Guardian, Aug. 4, 2021. Imperial College London researchers also find that drinking coffee protects against liver cancer.

Consuming alcohol increases the risk of getting more cancers than previously thought, according to a major study, which also found that drinking coffee protects against liver cancer.

Alcohol consumption is linked to several cancers including those of the head and neck – mouth, pharynx and larynx – oesophageal and bowel, along with the more widely known connection with breast and liver cancer, according to an international team led by Imperial College London.

The study also showed that drinking at least one cup of coffee daily is associated with a lower risk of developing liver cancer and basal cell carcinoma of the skin, with the effects observed for both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee. Eating dairy products and wholegrains reduces the risk of colorectal cancer, the researchers found.

Giota Mitrou, the director of research and innovation at World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), which funded the research, said: “This umbrella review confirms the evidence we have for alcohol and coffee in relation to cancer. “Further research needs to better understand the mechanisms involved in the links between coffee and cancer as well as between alcohol and different cancer subtypes.”...

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/aug/04/alcohol-linked-more-cancers-previously-thought-study-coffee-liver

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Alcohol Linked To More Cancers Than Thought, Study Finds; Benefits of Coffee (Original Post) appalachiablue Aug 2021 OP
Roger that ... switching to Irish Coffee for my daily drinking (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #1
My thoughts mzmolly Aug 2021 #2
I'm thinking make 3/4 of a pot, top it off to full pot with Bushmills Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #3
LOL mzmolly Aug 2021 #4
And balances out to being very slightly good FOR you, too, cause the dairy! Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #5
Lol mzmolly Aug 2021 #6
or a little baileys. mopinko Aug 2021 #7
I like that plan ... but it'd be more of an 'and' thing vs. an 'or' thing Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #8
well, yeah. mopinko Aug 2021 #9
Bailey's is delicious indeed! (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #10
 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. I'm thinking make 3/4 of a pot, top it off to full pot with Bushmills
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 05:19 PM
Aug 2021

Add a splash of half/half, about a tablespoon of raw sugar ... then make iced coffee's all day.

Well ... hopefully it lasts past noon

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
5. And balances out to being very slightly good FOR you, too, cause the dairy!
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 05:24 PM
Aug 2021

Them's my maths, and I'm sticking to 'em!

mopinko

(71,789 posts)
7. or a little baileys.
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 06:27 PM
Aug 2021

last year for gifts i made an extract of coffee w jamesons, added baileys for an irish coffee mix.
straight,, rocks, w hot coffee or even hot water. nummmm

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