Is coffee connected to cancer?

iamavapollard · July 2016

Kevohere · July 2016

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Is coffee connected to cancer? [/quote You probably mean "linked" but.... Short question=short answer; NO. However, what you (choose to) mix with it probably is.

Brett H · July 2016

Apparently all hot drinks are so its cold press only for those of you who believe the newspapers!

FreshCoffee2 · July 2016

aha Brett, you watched the same programme we did last week

And look, not trying to be facetious, but to just be alive in this day and age with longer average life spans than ever before is to be linked to cancer, especially for those that dont eat "properly" or excercise enough... Its an impossible question, not to mention which news services do you believe with their occasional alternating "it is"....and "it isn't" stories. Everything in moderation chasps

Dry_bean. · July 2016

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Everything in moderation chasps

Once again Atillio wins a gold medal for common sense, not a common trait nowadays. :thumb:

stevenson · September 2016

I'm pretty sure it's just some fake information. They say mobiles, milk and literally everything gives cancer. Don't believe in it.

askthecoffeeguy · September 2016

No but sugar is!

Steve1 · September 2016

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I'm pretty sure it's just some fake information. They say mobiles, milk and literally everything gives cancer. Don't believe in it.

There are plenty of studies demonstrating anti-oxidant properties of commercial ground coffee. Anti-oxidants prevent degradation and damage to cellular components and DNA via the removal of free radicals. Freshly roasted and ground coffee is likely going to be better than something that has been sitting on the shelf for a year. Some sort of moderation is probably the key though as it is with the protective benefits of red wine. Mobiles are a different beast though - the most common cause of cancer in young people now is neurological (brain). All the safety data on mobiles are based on large 80kg dummies. We all use them but think twice before you spend all day on them. As with all new technology we will see what the effects of use are in twenty or so years from now as we have with smoking and asbestos.

coffee_curators · September 2016

I think there are some pretty good points relating to this topic, I very much agree that moderation is key and in it's proper time and place. Recently - within the last 5 years or so, that, prior to recent research findings coffee was being dragged through mud for it's so called 'detrimental health effects' and being linked to numerous health issues, worldwide some doctors, naturopaths, nutritionist and so on were strongly advising patients against drinking coffee. This didn't help the situation, and now the position is reversed. I don't blame you for concern but I wouldn't rely too much on one report and given the tendency for sudden change in position regarding these sorts of topics.

They have however been recent findings that supposedly links coffee to reducing the risk of cancer, the WHO recently removed coffee from it's list of 'possible carcinogens'. So current evidence actually points to the opposite findings from findings of recent past research. As you know there are many different types of coffee available out there varying in quality of seed, land and farming practice, even the roasting degree would alter an outcome. In the case of supermarket coffee according to me being carbon in a cup. This would affect the quality of product you have which would then act differently in the body. In any research there are a million factors to look into that can alter the outcome and in the results posted; sample size, environmental conditions, predispositions of the individual sample, product used, delivery method, what the study actually targets vs what is reported, accuracy of equipment used, which study actually gets published, funding ect... the list goes on. I am sure we can find plausible reasoning for both cases but I think a little research into food production and agri practices mixed with our own common sense would indicate that quality in coffee makes a difference in the final product we consume ...... After all, maybe we missed the little astrix * down the bottom of the link between coffee and cancer research saying 'Blend 42+1 was the coffee used in this study'.

What was the program you were referring to Fresh Coffee, interested in watching it?

FreshCoffee2 · September 2016

Probably / Possibly "Catalyst" on ABC TV about 2 months ago. You may be able to find if you search on IView (I wouldnt know as I dont do IView or anything else where you need to stream stuff off the web...we live in a rural area and the internet is only just usable if not patchy and were lucky, there are enough that dont get internet service at all because the ADSL is no good and the mobile/data reception has black spots ...but of course the NBN was supposed to address just such a situation, and instead is being rolled out first in the major cities where there is no problem with connectivity....how good is that !!!!! ?????[/b] Pollies / public servants working for the good of the electorate at large....not.

coffee_curators · September 2016

Hahaha! Thanks, I'll look it up! "Pollies / public servants working for the good of the electorate at large" this could be the biggest thread any forum has ever seen. :laugh:

mycuppa · September 2016

I'm not entirely convinced about suggestions for linking the relationship between lower grades of coffee and possible increases in risk of adverse health effects. The quality aspects of a coffee bean in terms of the grade it may be traded in are not easily related to the ways in which it was grown and harvested. I know of a highly regarded Central American Estate, which has quite a famous reputation and winner of prestigious local country and international awards.........they are only able to wash their coffee in rank, putrid, unsanitary water because it's all they have available in their high altitude environment. This water is often reused over and over. Similarly, they use considerable levels of chemical fertilizer and pesticides to ensure their crops produce the desirable large, highly consistent screen size demanded by quality buyers. Yet a low-grown, low-grade commodity bean that may be likely purchased by volume-based mass-marketed brands......it's from a different origin, the coffee is grown in biodynamic conditions without pesticide (because they can't afford or don't have easy access to chemicals) and the coffee is washed in clean, fresh mountain water. It's not Organic certified, but for all purposes the terroir in which the shrubs were farmed are considered healthy and first rate. Just goes to show...........you may not be getting what you paid for.

mycuppa · September 2016

The primary issue with coffee and cancer is the under-reported impact of inhaling the fumes from the process of roasting coffee.......even with emission control systems, it's seriously bad. That's the big story, not the lame effects of consuming of 2 cups of coffee per day.

coffee_curators · September 2016

I couldn't agree more that linking coffee ("higher" or "lower") to any adverse health effects is erroneous. Apologies if the meaning of my previous post was a bit ambiguous regarding this and suggesting such a link, my point was basically that research has so many factors associated with it and no conclusive link has actually been made. Hope that clears up my point.

coffee_curators · September 2016

If drinking 2 or more cups of coffee a day is ever linked then I am definitely in trouble!

askthecoffeeguy · September 2016

conversely you might say that if you cant drink coffee then is life still worth living?

K_Bean_Coffee · September 2016

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conversely you might say that if you cant drink coffee then is life still worth living?

+1 for that

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