Drinking freshly boiled tea can increase the risk of cancer of the esophagus, according to a new study conducted in Iran.
Researchers studied 300 people with the most common kind of throat cancer and compared them to 571 similar people.
But an accompanying editorial says these findings are not cause for alarm and the general advice is to allow foods and beverages to cool a little before swallowing.
Researchers found that people who drank tea between 65 and 70 degrees Celsius (149 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit) had twice the risk of throat cancer as those who drank cooler tea. Those who had it hotter than 70 degrees Celsius had eight times the risk. More...