To the next person who says, "But you're drinking too much coffee!!!" », you will now know what to say! Yes, because according to a study revealed by the National Cancer Institute and relayed by the Forbes site, increased coffee consumption would reduce the risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer that kills every year 9 500 people for 77,000 new people diagnosed.
To reach this conclusion, the researchers followed a sample of more than 44,7000 people, aged 50 to 71, for 10 years, none of whom had cancer at the start of the study. The balance sheet? Over the years, some 2,900 people have developed malignant melanoma and more than 1,900 another form of skin cancer.
The researchers then tried to find a link between their diet and the onset of cancer. And they found that among the heaviest coffee drinkers, those who drink more than four cups a day, the risk of malignant melanoma dropped…by 20%.
It has already been shown (both in mice and in skin cell cultures) that coffee components can suppress carcinogenesis (cancer formation), reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, which would limit the risk of cancer due to excessive UV exposure.
But the results in reality, much more variable, remain to be demonstrated, note Forbes . So in the meantime, we will continue to drink our coffee in peace!
