The World Health Organization(WHO)’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer
But the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or IARC, also announced in a report published on Wednesday June 15,2016 that drinking “very hot” beverages of any kind could potentially raise the cancer risk, and it classified them as “probably carcinogenic” to humans.
In particular, it cited countries including China, Iran and those in South America, where teas such as the bitter herbal infusion mate are traditionally drunk at extremely high temperatures — above 65 or 70 degrees Celsius (150 or 160 Fahrenheit) — considerably hotter than drinks would normally be served in cafes across North America and Europe.
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A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer
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