Table 4.Consumption of coffee, tea and soft drinks in the USA, 1962 and 1985–89a

BeverageConsumption (% of population)Change
1962198519861987198819891962–891986–88
to 1989
Coffee74.754.952.152.050.052.5−22.2+ 1.1
Tea24.730.930.929.329.432.1  + 7.4+ 2.2
Soft drinks32.659.458.458.158.862.1+ 29.5+ 3.7

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Coffee, Tea, Mate, Methylxanthines and Methylglyoxal.
IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, No. 51.
IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans.
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