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Almost a 10th of adults mistakenly believe that coffee causes cancer, according to research by a leading charity.
The survey of 2,000 adults found 9% of those polled thought drinking it could lead to the disease while 10% saw caffeine as the key to weight loss.
But the World Cancer Research Fund said there was no scientific evidence for either assumption.
The WCRF said that research has in fact shown that coffee can have a preventative effect against womb cancer and there are suggestions it may protect against liver cancer.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/16/tenth-of-adults-think-coffee-causes-cancer
The survey of 2,000 adults found 9% of those polled thought drinking it could lead to the disease while 10% saw caffeine as the key to weight loss.
But the World Cancer Research Fund said there was no scientific evidence for either assumption.
The WCRF said that research has in fact shown that coffee can have a preventative effect against womb cancer and there are suggestions it may protect against liver cancer.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/16/tenth-of-adults-think-coffee-causes-cancer