Draft Australian Dietary Guidelines (PDF, 3MB) - Eat For Health

The evidence suggests that consumption of coffee is not associated with risk of coronary heartdisease (Grade C, Section 15.13 in Evidence Report [14]) [436-439], although this was not thecase for cigarette smokers.Type 2 diabetes: There is evidence of a probable association between consumption of more thanfour cups of coffee a day and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes (Grade B, Section 15.15 in EvidenceReport [14]) [440-447]Excess weight: It is probable that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated withweight gain in children and adults (Grade B, Section 15.1 in Evidence Report [14]) [448-459] (seeChapters 2 and 4).2.6.2.2 Cancer2.6.2.2.1 Cancer: CoffeeBladder and lung cancer: The evidence suggests that consumption of coffee is associated withincreased risk of bladder cancer (Grade C, Section 15.10 in Evidence Report [14]) [460-462] andlung cancer (Grade C, Section 15.12 in Evidence Report [14]) [463].Breast, colorectal and ovarian cancer: The evidence suggests that consumption of coffee is notassociated with risk of breast cancer [464], colorectal cancer [294, 465-467] or ovarian cancer[468-470] (Grade C, Section 15.7, 15.9, 15.11 in Evidence Report [14]).Endometrial and hepatocellular cancer: The evidence suggests that consumption of coffee isassociated with decreased risk of hepatocellular cancer [471] and endometrial cancer [472, 473](Grade C, Section 15.6, 15.8 in Evidence Report [14]).Gastric cancers: The evidence is inconclusive regarding an association between coffeeconsumption and risk of gastric cancer (Section 15.5 in Evidence Report [14]).2.6.2.2.2 Cancer: TeaOvarian and colorectal cancer: The evidence suggests that consumption of green or black tea isnot associated with ovarian cancer (Grade C, Section 15.18 in Evidence Report [14]) [468-470] orcolorectal cancer (Grade C, Section 15.19 in Evidence Report [14]) [465-467, 474, 475].Other cancers: Recent evidence is inconclusive regarding an association between consumption ofgreen and black tea and breast, gastric or lung cancer (Section 15.16, 15.17 and 15.22 in EvidenceReport [14]).DRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines- December 2011 70