Tests Show Drinking Hot Tea May Increase Risk for Throat Cancer

Researchers found that people who drink hot tea as opposed to just warm tea increase their risk for throat cancer. The researchers made a trip to Iran where hot tea and esophageal cancer are both very common. They studied the drinking habits of 871 people, 300 whom had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. The researchers found that regular drinkers of hot tea were eight times more likely to be diagnosed with esophageal cancer, than drinkers of warm tea.

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