"A recent study tracking nearly half a million people has delivered sobering news for people who prefer their morning brew piping hot: drinking very hot beverages may significantly increase the risk of a form of throat cancer called esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The research, published in the British Journal of Cancer, followed 454,796 adults through the UK Biobank for over a decade, finding that "very hot" beverages were a clear risk factor for the disease."
"People who reported downing more than eight cups of very hot beverages daily were found to be at 5.64 times higher risk compared to people who preferred their drinks warm. Notably, the researchers found that the cancer incidence was associated with temperature, not with what's in the cup. The ESCC risk factors were consistent among coffee and tea drinkers. During the 11.6-year follow-up period, researchers identified 242 ESCC cases among nearly 455,000 participants"
Nearly 455,000 adults were tracked through the UK Biobank for about 11.6 years, during which 242 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cases were identified. Drinking very hot beverages elevated ESCC risk, with more than eight very-hot cups daily linked to a 5.64-fold higher risk compared with warm drinks. ESCC risk correlated with beverage temperature rather than contents, affecting both coffee and tea drinkers. No clear association appeared between very hot beverages and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Incremental risk rose for moderate hot drinkers with each additional cup. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies very hot beverages as probably carcinogenic.
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