| There has been considerable medical research done | | | | also concluded that there's no more risk of |
| through the years in an attempt to determine if | | | | developing colon cancer among those who drink |
| drinking a lot of coffee and colon cancer are | | | | sweetened beverages daily. They did, however, find |
| connected. | | | | a small increase in the possibility of colon cancer |
| It seems the question may have been answered - at | | | | among those who consumed a lot of tea -- 32 oz or |
| least for the time being. | | | | more a day. This conclusion, however, is weak and is |
| The results of some recent research reported in the | | | | worthy of further research, they said. |
| Journal of the National Cancer Institute concludes | | | | Researchers investigated results from more than |
| that people who drink coffee daily - even four or | | | | 730,000 test subjects scattered around the entire |
| more cups - are at no more risk of developing colon | | | | planet, during a time frame that covered between 6 |
| cancer than other people who do not drink coffee at | | | | and 20 years. 5,600 people eventually got colon |
| all. | | | | cancer. The researchers said the findings weren't |
| Dr. Xuehong Zhang and his team of researchers from | | | | influenced much by factors such as gender, smoking |
| the Harvard School of Public Health examined about a | | | | and amount of alcohol consumption. |
| dozen studies from North America and Europe. | | | | Given the enormous number of subjects included in |
| Research done in the past has produced varying | | | | the population studies, subjects' beverage choices |
| results about whether coffee and tea raise the risk | | | | and volumes varied greatly. There weren't a lot of |
| of colon cancer. Sugary sodas, meanwhile, are | | | | adult subjects who drank more than two sweetened |
| definitely linked to obesity and other disorders that | | | | beverages a day, which led some on the editorial |
| are thought to boost the odds colon cancer in | | | | staff of the Journal to believe that this study won't |
| particular. | | | | be the last word on cancer risk and any connection |
| Obesity has also recently been identified as the | | | | to sweetened beverages. |
| number one cause of liver disease in both the United | | | | But for coffee and tea drinkers, at least, the results |
| States and Canada. Up till recently, cirrhosis owned | | | | of in this investigation will certainly be received as |
| the top spot. | | | | welcome news. |
| Those who researched the issue of coffee and tea | | | | So have a java - in fact, have all you want. |
| consumption at the Harvard School of Public Health | | | | |