Hot Coffee "Probably" Causes Cancer, But You Should Be Fine If You Drink It Ice Cold, Says WHO

First the World Health Organisation came for our sausages and bacon, and we said nothing. Now, they want our hot, hot coffee.

The WHO’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has said steaming hot coffee “probably” causes cancer in the oesophagus.

Though that’s a bummer for those who like their morning brew spicy, this actually should come as good news for regular coffee drinkers, as the IARC is reversing their previous conclusion that coffee is “possibly carcinogenic”.

According to ABC News, they now find “no conclusive evidence for a carcinogenic effect” from coffee drinking. Some studies even suggest coffee could reduce the risk of developing certain types of cancer.

However, any drink that’s 65 degrees Celsius or above (be it coffee, water, tea or boiled Coke, if you’re a weirdo) is “probably” carcinogenic.

What this means is, you can once again drink coffee, but maybe just not as hot as you like it.

We’ve never truly known a ‘good news/ bad news’ scenario before today.

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