Very hot tea may up throat cancer risk
March 31, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
If you like to let your tea sit for a few minutes before drinking it, you’re being wise because researchers think they may have found a link between drinking very hot tea and an increased risk for esophageal cancer. Tea that was too hot was defined as tea that was 70 degrees Celsius (158 degrees Fahrenheit).
The interesting study was published recently the journal BMJ . Researchers looked at a population of people who live in Northern Iran who often drink tea that is very hot and how often they were diagnosed with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the most common …read more




