Some cancers are highly influenced by genetics, but it is true that some behaviors can make an important contribution to prevention

Bad air, consuming certain foods and living daily near certain foods and chemicals can all contribute to getting cancer.

Even your choice of what you drink every day can have an impact on your cancer risk, reports Business Insider.

alcohol

There is already ample evidence that alcohol consumption contributes to more cases of cancer.

The main ingredient in alcoholic beverages is ethyl alcohol, which is a chemical commonly produced from fermented sugar or yeast starch.

Dosage is also important - the more you drink, the greater the risk of developing various types of cancer, including head, neck, throat, liver, breast and colon.

There is also some evidence that moderate amounts of alcohol may help protect against some heart diseases and diabetes.

However, there are genetic predispositions that make some people more likely to develop deadly diseases.

Sugar-rich drinks

Sugar has been linked to more cases of cancer, and there is even some evidence that can help a tumor grow faster and more aggressively.

A recent 34-year study of more than 118,000 women and men across the U.S. found that people who drank more sugary drinks were more likely to die from a range of diseases, including breast and colon cancer.

When we take sugar from beverages such as juices or fizzy drinks, fructose enters the liver quickly, unaffected by key nutrients like fiber, which slow down digestion and help us feel full.

"In the end, we just consume more calories during the day and that leads to weight gain over time," Vasanti Malik, a research fellow at the Nutrition Department at Harvard School of Public Health, told Business Insider recently.

This weight gain can lead to obesity-related cancers, including breast and colon cancer.

Of particular concern is the fact that cancer likes to use sugar as a fuel, and sugar also encourages cancer to grow faster and more aggressively.

Hot drinks

Hot drinks served up to near-boiling temperatures may increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer.

In a recent study, people in northeastern Iran who drank two cups of hot tea daily also almost doubled the risk of esophageal cancer compared to Iranians waiting for their tea to cool.

Fortunately, scientists have found that the risk of esophageal cancer from hot drinks is relatively small.

In an Iranian study about 17 additional cases per 100 thousand people.

It is also very easy to avoid drinks that are too hot to be consumed.

Be polite to the tongue and esophagus and wait a few minutes before enjoying a cup of tea or coffee.

Coffee?

During the roasting process, coffee releases a cancer-related chemical.

A chemical ingredient called acrylamide that cannot be removed from coffee before it is consumed is dangerous when consumed in large doses, but there is no evidence that a small dose in coffee is harmful to our body.

Coffee also has many other health benefits associated with it, especially when it comes to our aging heart.

A team of German researchers who recently studied how caffeine affects the way blood cells function suggest that about four cups of coffee a day may be the perfect amount to maintain a healthy, youthful heart.

From previous research, it is clear that sugar and alcohol are much more dangerous.

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