Hot Tea May Cause Cancer… WOW

I love me some tea but after reading this I don’t think I will be drinking anything hot…. Fox is reporting “Drinking hot tea may cause throat cancer, Iranian researchers said Friday, suggesting people should let steaming drinks cool before consuming them.

Previous studies have linked tobacco and alcohol with cancer of the esophagus, and the research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that scalding beverages may also somehow pave the way for such tumors.

Drinking very hot tea at a temperature of greater than 158 degrees was associated with an eight-fold increased Read the rest of this entry »