Whether you’re omitting alcohol for good or for now, these tea and coffee products will brighten up your Dry January.

LOS ANGELES - A large international study suggests drinking coffee or tea may help reduce the risk of specific head and neck cancers, researchers reported. The analysis of more than 9,500 cancer cases and 15,700 controls found people who drank more than four cups of coffee daily had lower risks of certain oral and throat cancers.

While tobacco and alcohol are known to increase the risk of head and neck cancer, new research has found the amount of coffee and tea we drink can have a protective effect, reducing the risk of developing these sorts of cancers.

People who drink more than four cups of coffee a day are less at risk and even decaf coffee is found to have benefits, the analysis says For most who drink it, coffee is consumed as a stimulant or as part of socialising - morning jolts to open bleary eyes or sipped around tables during conversations with family and friends.

Drinking coffee and tea might not just perk you up but also lower the risk of head and neck cancers, according to global research pooling data from over 25,000 individuals. Caffeinated coffee significantly reduced the odds of various cancers,

Coffee and tea drinkers have a reduced risk for head and neck cancer (HNC), according to research published online Dec. 23 in Cancer.

Drinking coffee and tea could lower the risk of some head and neck cancers, but giving up alcohol and tobacco could have a bigger impact.

For most drinkers, tea and particularly coffee are consumed as stimulants or as part of socialising; morning jolts to open bleary eyes or sipped around tables during conversations with family and friends.

Instant coffee may increase the risk of cancer due to acrylamide, a substance formed when food is cooked at high temperatures. Studies have shown that acrylamide is associated with lung and reproductive cancers in animals and is considered a carcinogenic substance.