This time it's coffee, prepared the Italian way. The results were also confirmed by laboratory testing. It can also help lower your risk of prostate cancer by up to 53 percent, a new study has revealed. A protective effect of the popular drink has already been suggested by some recent studies.

New European research, published this week in the International Journal of Cancer, has added to the growing body of evidence that coffee can have a protective effect against prostate cancer. "Moreover, in some cases results were contradictory", first author of the paper George Pounis from IRCCS Neuromed said. "Our goal, therefore, was to increase knowledge in this field and to provide a clearer view".