Latest STUDY shows that pregnant women who consume two cups of coffee per day, making their babies at risk of developing leukemia.
The study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is also found, the baby is at risk of approximately 60 percent more likely to develop leukemia during childhood.
This conclusion is obtained after the researchers studied more than 20 studies. They found that the infants of mothers who consumed coffee during pregnancy risk 20 percent develop leukemia.
Then, this risk increased to 60 percent, if the mothers consume more than two cups of coffee per day and to 72 percent for mothers who consume more than four cups per day.
According to them, caffeine may alter the DNA in the cells of the fetus (baby), making the cells more prone to develop tumors.
The academics suggested that the government should issue a warning to pregnant women to limit their daily intake of coffee, just as they also have to quit smoking and consuming alcohol.
In response to this, Emeritus Professor of Human Radiation Effects at the University of Bristol, Denis Henshaw, said women should not mean no coffee consumption during pregnancy. But as a precaution, they should limit intake.
"It could be less than two cups per day or as much as possible to eat them sometimes," he said as quoted by the Daily Mail. "The incidence of leukemia increased in recent decades," he added.
However, despite nearly a decade doing some research, scientists have not been able to determine the cause.
According to them, this study only conclude, coffee consumption during pregnancy can increase the risk of infant leukemia them when childhood.
Because of these limitations, subsequent studies are needed to investigate the effects of coffee consumption on leukemia in childhood.
Researchers advise pregnant women to limit consumption of caffeine, which is 200 grams per day, or equal to one half cup of instant coffee.
In the UK alone, approximately 500 children are diagnosed with leukemia each year.
If, it can be detected early, it can be done through chemotherapy treatment and their survival rate of about 80 percent.
The study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is also found, the baby is at risk of approximately 60 percent more likely to develop leukemia during childhood.
This conclusion is obtained after the researchers studied more than 20 studies. They found that the infants of mothers who consumed coffee during pregnancy risk 20 percent develop leukemia.
Then, this risk increased to 60 percent, if the mothers consume more than two cups of coffee per day and to 72 percent for mothers who consume more than four cups per day.
According to them, caffeine may alter the DNA in the cells of the fetus (baby), making the cells more prone to develop tumors.
The academics suggested that the government should issue a warning to pregnant women to limit their daily intake of coffee, just as they also have to quit smoking and consuming alcohol.
In response to this, Emeritus Professor of Human Radiation Effects at the University of Bristol, Denis Henshaw, said women should not mean no coffee consumption during pregnancy. But as a precaution, they should limit intake.
"It could be less than two cups per day or as much as possible to eat them sometimes," he said as quoted by the Daily Mail. "The incidence of leukemia increased in recent decades," he added.
However, despite nearly a decade doing some research, scientists have not been able to determine the cause.
According to them, this study only conclude, coffee consumption during pregnancy can increase the risk of infant leukemia them when childhood.
Because of these limitations, subsequent studies are needed to investigate the effects of coffee consumption on leukemia in childhood.
Researchers advise pregnant women to limit consumption of caffeine, which is 200 grams per day, or equal to one half cup of instant coffee.
In the UK alone, approximately 500 children are diagnosed with leukemia each year.
If, it can be detected early, it can be done through chemotherapy treatment and their survival rate of about 80 percent.
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