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Coffee was on the global cancer-related list, then vanished from it. How much should we trust these lists on late additions/deletions?

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coffee-cancer-warning-science-a...

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Additions/deletions are not necessarily bad - shows evolving understanding

hopefully it shows that. the concern, whether well-founded or not, is that it shows the influence of lobbying

IIRC Coffee and tee were removed, because it was later realized that the culprit was hot water not tea or coffee by themselves. So drinking coffee, tea is considered harmful if you drink it boiling hot, but not if you wait until it cools down before drinking. Conversely, drinking rooibos or mate won't save you if you drink them too hot ;)

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