It turns out that regular drinking of hot tea increases the risk of caravan cancer. Research on this problem was published a few years ago in the International Journal of Cancer. According to scientists, people who drank more than two large cups of tea at a temperature higher than 60 Celsius a day were much more exposed to this disease.
Why can hot tea harm health?
This is because hot drinks damage the esophagus mucosa. In turn, improper cell division processes occur in damaged areas. Other factors increasing the risk of developing esophageal cancer is:
- drinking alcohol,
- smoking,
- frequent eating hot and spicy meals,
- vitamin deficiencies,
- Reflux disease.
Chinese scientists came to similar conclusions, who conducted their research for 9 years on a group of almost half a million volunteers. Researchers noted that people who regularly drink alcohol and hot tea fall into esophagus cancer five times more often than those shunning from deciduous infusion. – Hot tea damages the cells forming the esophagus. If someone drinks alcohol and smokes cigarettes, the pity will be even bigger – One of the research co -authors, LV Jun from Peking University Health Science Center said in an interview with The Telegraph.
How to drink tea so as not to harm yourself?
Fortunately, this does not mean the need to completely give up drinking warm teas. In order not to expose your health, just wait for the drink to drop to the appropriate level. – Safe temperature is below 60 degrees – Dietitian Michał Wrzosek on one of his films.
Source: Gazeta
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