[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.
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