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Drinking very hot drinks could triple risk of oesophageal cancer, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] D3uce@reddthat.com 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"Very hot" according to the article is 70C (158F). This is well above the human threshold for pain of about 48C (118F).

TLDR; if something hurts, don't do it

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I like hot tea but yeah 70°C is kinda sorta too hot. I blow on it before drinking anyway

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, this makes some intuitive sense too. If you're drinking something hot enough to actually kill cells, you'll need to replace cells more frequently. More cell replication means more chances for cancer to occur.